Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Vaginal melanoma is the second most common primary vaginal malignancy and is associated with very poor survival outcomes.Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for vaginal melanoma, whereas primary radiation therapy is utilized much less commonly.This case report details the clinical course of a patient with locally advanced vaginal melanoma who demonstrated a complete and durable reponse to therapy after treatment with external beam radiation therapy without chemosensitization and vaginal brachytherapy alone.Additionally, this report includes a summary of the available literature with regard to treatment methods for primary vaginal melanoma, including both surgical management and radiation therapy.Based on our patient's response to therapy and our findings on literature review, we advocate for continued investigation into the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of primary vaginal melanoma.
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3137048716