Vulvar and vaginal melanoma: Case series and review of current management options including neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 533-537

  Janco, Jo Marie Tran ^a   Markovic, Svetomir N ^a   Weaver, Amy L ^a   Cliby, William A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Management; Melanoma; Neoadjuvant

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINA CANCER; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARBOPLATIN; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DACARBAZINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PACLITAXEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84877579834     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. N. Howlader, A.M. Noone, M. Krapcho, N. Neyman, R. Aminou, and S.F. Altekruse SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2009 (Vintage 2009 Populations) 2012 National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD
2. A.E. Chang, L.H. Karnell, and H.R. Menck The National Cancer Database report on cutaneous and non-cutaneous melanoma: a summary of 84,836 cases from the past decade Cancer 83 1998 1664 1678
3. B. Ragnarsson-Olding, H. Johansson, L.E. Rutqvist, and U. Ringborg Malignant melanoma of the vulva and vagina: trends in incidence, age distribution, and long-term survival among 245 consecutive cases in Sweden 1960-1984 Cancer 71 1993 1893 1897
4. M. Frumovitz, M. Etchepareborda, C.C. Sun, P.T. Soliman, P.J. Eifel, and C.F. Levenback Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina Obstet Gynecol 116 2010 1358 1365
5. K.D. Lewis, W.A. Robinson, M. McCarter, N. Pearlman, S.J. O'Day, and C. Anderson Phase II multicenter study of neoadjuvant biochemotherapy for patients with stage III malignant melanoma J Clin Oncol 24 2006 3157 3163
6. A.A. Tarhini, S. Pahuja, and J.M. Kirkwood Neoadjuvant therapy for high-risk bulky regional melanoma J Surg Oncol 104 2011 386 390
7. K.C. Podratz, T.A. Gaffey, R.E. Symmonds, K.L. Johansen, and P.C. O'Brien Melanoma of the vulva: an update Gynecol Oncol 16 1983 153 168
8. A.L. Shada, D.M. Walters, S.N. Tierney, and C.L. Slingluff Surgical resection for bulky or recurrent axillary metastatic melanoma J Surg Oncol 105 2012 21 25
9. D.W. Ollila, A.L. Gleisner, and E.C. Hsueh Rationale for complete metastatectomy in patients with stage IV metastastic melanoma J Surg Oncol 104 2011 420 424
10. K.M. Moxley, A.N. Fader, P.G. Rose, A.S. Case, D.G. Mutch, and E. Berry Malignant melanoma of the vulva: an extension of cutaneous melanoma? Gynecol Oncol 122 2011 612 617
11. E.S. Suwandinata, R.M. Bohle, C.A. Omwandho, H.R. Tinneberg, and S.E. Gruessner Management of vulvar melanoma and review of the literature Eur J Gynecol Oncol 28 2007 220 224
12. W.P. Irvin, R.L. Legallo, M.H. Stoler, L.W. Rice, P.T. Taylor, and W.A. Andersen Vulvar melanoma: a retrospective analysis and literature review Gynecol Oncol 83 2001 457 465
13. P.G. Rose, M.S. Piver, Y. Tsukada, and T. Lau Conservative therapy for melanoma of the vulva Am J Obstet Gynecol 159 1 1988 52 55
14. M.G. Bradgate, T.P. Rollason, C.C. McConkey, and J. Powell Malignant melanoma of the vulva: a clinicopathological study of 50 women Br J Obstet Gynaecol 97 2 1990 124 133
15. E.L. Trimble, J.L. Lewis Jr., L.L. Williams, J.P. Curtin, D. Chapman, and J.M. Woodruff Management of vulvar melanoma Gynecol Oncol 45 3 1992 254 258
16. A.F. Chung, M.J. Casey, J.T. Flannery, J.M. Woodruff, and J.L. Lewis Malignant melanoma of the vagina - report of 19 cases Obstet Gynecol 55 6 1980 720 727
17. I.M. Ariel Malignant melanoma of the female genital system: a report of 48 patients and review of the literature J Surg Oncol 16 1981 371
18. G.C. Reid, R.W. Schmidt, J.A. Roberts, M.P. Hopkins, R.J. Barrett, and G.W. Morley Primary melanoma of the vagina: a clinicopathologic analysis Obstet Gynecol 74 1989 190 199
19. J.A. De Hullu, H. Hollema, H.J. Hoekstra, D.A. Piers, M.J.E. Mourits, and J.G. Aalders Vulvar melanoma: is there a role for sentinel lymph node biopsy? Cancer 94 2002 486 491
20. G.L. Phillips, B.N. Bundy, T. Okagaki, P.R. Kucera, and F.B. Stehman Malignant melanoma of the vulva treated by radical hemivulvectomy Cancer 73 1994 2626 2632
21. D. Davar, A.A. Tarhini, and J.M. Kirkwood Adjuvant therapy for melanoma Cancer J 18 2012 192 202
22. B.K. Ragnarsson-Olding, L.R. Kanter-Lewensohn, B. Lagerlof, B.R. Nilsson, and U.K. Ringborg Malignant melanoma of the vulva in a nationwide, 25-year study of 219 Swedish females Cancer 86 1999 1273 1284
23. W.P. Irvin, S.A. Bliss, L.W. Rice, P.T. Taylor, and W.A. Andersen Malignant melanoma of the vagina and locoregional control: radical surgery revisited Gynecol Oncol 71 1998 476 480
24. W.J. Tcheung, M.A. Selim, J.E. Herndon, A.P. Abernethy, and K.C. Nelson Clinicopathologic study of 85 cases of melanoma of the female genitalia J Am Acad Dermatol 67 4 2012 598 605
25. L.A. Kottschade, V.J. Suman, D.G. Perez, R.R. McWilliams, J.S. Kaur, and T.T. Amatruda A randomized phase 2 study of temozolomide and bevacizumab or nab-paclitaxel, carboplatin, and bevacizumab in patients with unresectable stage IV melanoma: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group study, N0775 Cancer 119 3 2013 586 592
26. T. Jouary, C. Legros, N. Lalanne, J. Versapuech, K. Ezzedine, and B. Vergier Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a new criterion for selection of candidate patients for surgery of low tumour burder metastases from malignant melanoma? Br J Dermatol 163 1 2010 183 187