Blue nevus-like melanoma of the uterine cervix. Case report and review of the literature

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2019;60(4):1317-1321.

Abstract

We present the clinical and pathological aspects of a patient diagnosed with a very rare tumor, a blue nevus-like melanoma of the uterine cervix. The patient turned to our Service for a second opinion regarding a cervical polyp causing vaginal bleeding, polyp which has been excised in another Hospital and interpreted initially as a pleomorphic sarcoma. In the presentation, we emphasize upon the stages of solving a difficult diagnosis, pathological description and treatment of these rare, aggressive tumors with poor prognosis, which represent the fundamental precondition in order to formulate the best therapeutic strategy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cervix Uteri / physiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nevus, Blue / pathology*
  • Pigmentation
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*