[A case of metastatic malignant melanoma of the vagina with a background of primary vaginal melanoma--clinical case].

Primary vaginal malignant melanoma is an uncommon disease with poor prognosis. As compared with malignant melanoma of the skin, vaginal melanoma infiltrates early deep into tissues and in the abundant lymph and blood vascularisation. Epidemiology, clinical and histopathological data and treatment methods of primary and metastatic vaginal melanoma are discussed. A case of 53 years old women with malignant melanoma of the skin with metastasis to vagina treated in Wielkopolska Center of Oncology is presented. According to the literature aggressive surgical therapy can improve greatly the outlook for patients with vaginal melanoma.