Primary malignant melanoma of the female urethra A rare histopathology case report

Malignant melanoma in the urethra is a rare tumor that is difficult to diagnose and treat, leading to a poor prognosis. In this paper, we present the case of a 36-year-old woman with history of invasive rectal adenocarcinoma (PT2N0Mx) who was tumor free for 5 years presented to urology outpatient wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urology case reports 2024-01, Vol.52, p.102642, Article 102642
Hauptverfasser: Djafari, Anahita Ansari, Javanmard, Babak, Samenezhad, Sina, Eslami, Amir Hossein, Rakhshan, Azadeh
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Zusammenfassung:Malignant melanoma in the urethra is a rare tumor that is difficult to diagnose and treat, leading to a poor prognosis. In this paper, we present the case of a 36-year-old woman with history of invasive rectal adenocarcinoma (PT2N0Mx) who was tumor free for 5 years presented to urology outpatient with history of poor stream, dysuria, and dyspareuria. On examination, there was a huge mass in the meatus of urethra. Urethral malignant melanoma shows a high rate of local recurrence, about 60 % in 1 year. Overall survival in a series of 11 cases at 3 years was 27 %.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102642