Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To report a rare case of endometrial metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma, mimicked by histologically xanthomatous lesion. Only about ten other cases of endometrial metastasis of this malignancy have been reported previously. -
DESIGN:
Case report. -
PATIENT:
A 60 year old female. -
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:
Fractionated curettage and immunohistologically examination of the tissue. -
RESULTS:
Due to xanthomatous regressive changes of the metastatic tissue, difficulties in the histological confirmation as a metastasis of an unpigmented malignant melanoma occurred. But immunohistological staining showed positivity for S-100 and MART-1, as did the primary tumour. -
CONCLUSIONS:
If atypical bleeding in patients with known malignant melanoma of the skin occur endometrial metastasis should be excluded by gynaecologists.