A case of spontaneous rupture of liver melanoma diagnosed during pregnancy.

Kim, Du Man; You, Sie Hyun; Yoon, Joo Hee

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 49(9); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006;49(9):1962-1966.
Published online September 1, 2006.

A case of spontaneous rupture of liver melanoma diagnosed during pregnancy.

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea. jhyoon@catholic.ac.kr
²Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyan University, Cheonan, Korea.

Abstract

The incidence of all malignant tumor in pregnancy is 0.07-0.1%. The most frequent tumors in pregnancy are breast cancer, gynecologic tumors (cervical cancer, ovarian cancer), melanoma and lymphomas. Any malignant tumor in pregnancy has a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Melanoma is 8% of all malignancies in pregnancy. Surgery is a definitive therapy for early-stage disease. Melanoma in pregnancy metastasize early and rapidly. So we have difficulty in making therapeutic plan. Most frequent metastatic lesions are liver and lung. We experienced melanoma of liver in pregnancy. This report represents melanoma in pregnancy with a review of literature.

Key Words: Pregnancy, Liver, Melanoma, Spontaneous rupture