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A Case Report of Primary Recurrent Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder.

Authors :
Truong H
Sundi D
Sopko N
Xing D
Lipson EJ
Bivalacqua TJ
Source :
Urology case reports [Urol Case Rep] 2013 Nov 12; Vol. 1 (1), pp. 2-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 12 (Print Publication: 2013).
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Primary malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder is a rare neoplasm, with only 19 cases reported to date. We present a case report of an 84-year-old woman who underwent transurethral resection of a mucosal melanoma of bladder origin. She had no previous or concurrent diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma. The patient underwent transurethral resection of the tumor 5 months before presentation at our center with a recurrent, muscle-invasive tumor located in the bladder trigone, with evidence of bone metastasis. Malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder carries a poor prognosis and poses a therapeutic challenge to urologists who manage patients with this rare disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2214-4420
Volume :
1
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Urology case reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26955531
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2013.10.002