Abstract:patients gynecologic examination revealed pigmented lesion from which a biopsy was taken. Histologic examination indicated the diagnose of a melanoma. The mean tumor's size was 3.5 ± 2.1 cm with clinically negative nodes and a mean Breslow depth 11.2 ± 8.7 mm. PET-CT was solicited as presurgical imaging workup.According to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 3/7 (42.8%) of patients were diagnosed at IIC stage, 1/7 (14.3%) at IIIB stage, 2/7 (28.6%) at IIIC stage and 1/7 (14.3%) at IV stage. The treatment was surge… Show more
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