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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2-4 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Urology Case Reports |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Bladder tumor
- Genitourinary melanoma
- Melanoma of the bladder
- Mucosal melanoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology