DOI: 10.36347/SASJS.2019.v05i11.001

Pages: 410-415

Vaginal melanoma is an exceedingly rare entity, accounting for 2.6–2.8% of all primary malignant tumors of the vagina and 0.4–0.8% of all malignant melanomas in the female, vaginal melanoma is rare and there are less than 250 cases in the literature , biologically aggressive neoplasms .This tumor usually occurs in the 6th and 7th decades of life and the most common presenting symptoms are similar to other tumors and include abnormal discharge, vaginal bleeding, pruritus, and the presence of a polypoid mass. The prognosis currently tends to be very poor Currently, there are no official recommended therapeutic treatments for primary vaginal melanomas. A case of primary malignant melanoma located in the vagina was encountered .An excisional biopsy of the lesion was reported as malignant melanoma. Patient having a computed tomography showing pulmonary cerebral metastases with a pelvic floor invasion patient died 10 days later.