Metastatic melanoma to the ovary in pregnancy: A case report

D S Huang; R B Hegeman; M Roy; T M Prout; K Swartz; M Olsen; S L Rose

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2021.100859

Metastatic melanoma to the ovary in pregnancy: A case report

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021 Sep 11:38:100859. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100859. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

D S Huang¹, R B Hegeman², M Roy³, T M Prout⁴, K Swartz⁵, M Olsen⁶, S L Rose⁷

Affiliations

¹ University of Wisconsin, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madison, WI, United States.
² University of Wisconsin Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Madison, WI, United States.
³ University of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology, Madison, WI, United States.
⁴ University of Wisconsin, Department of Radiology, Madison, WI, United States.
⁵ Department of Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States.
⁶ University of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Madison, WI, United States.
⁷ University of Wisconsin Division of Gynecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madison, WI, United States.

Abstract

Metastatic melanoma to the ovary is an uncommon presentation. We report a case of metastatic melanoma to the ovary that presented as a growing left adnexal mass during pregnancy and was thought to be benign by imaging and frozen section pathology. Here we discuss the challenges in radiologic and pathologic diagnosis, as well as considerations for the mother and newborn.

Keywords: Melanoma; Melanoma in ovary; Melanoma in pregnancy; Metastatic melanoma.

Publication types

Case Reports