Surgical technique for the conservative management of distal urethral melanoma

Urethral melanoma is very rare and pathological diagnosis is important. The prognosis remains poor irrespective of the treatment modality. Rare cases of long-term survival have been reported, one of them following conservative management. An initial attempt at conservative resection is worth conside...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of plastic surgery 2001-06, Vol.54 (4), p.361-363
Hauptverfasser: Chitale, S.V., Szemere, J.C., Burgess, N.A., Sethia, K.K., Ball, R.Y., Bardsley, A.
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Zusammenfassung:Urethral melanoma is very rare and pathological diagnosis is important. The prognosis remains poor irrespective of the treatment modality. Rare cases of long-term survival have been reported, one of them following conservative management. An initial attempt at conservative resection is worth considering to offer a better quality of life to the patient for as long as possible. We describe a technique of organ-sparing resection in the management of urethral melanoma along with the follow-up protocol that we adapted.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1054/bjps.2000.3560