| Literature DB >> 26955531 |
Hong Truong1, Debasish Sundi2, Nikolai Sopko2, Dongmei Xing3, Evan J Lipson4, Trinity J Bivalacqua2.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Bladder tumor; Genitourinary melanoma; Melanoma of the bladder; Mucosal melanoma
Year: 2013 PMID: 26955531 PMCID: PMC4732997 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2013.10.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urol Case Rep ISSN: 2214-4420