Malignant Melanoma of the Kidney Presenting as a Primary Tumor

We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 74‐year‐old woman. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, and has been living tumor free for 2 years and 3 months. This is the first reported case of primary renal m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of urology 1997-01, Vol.4 (1), p.94-96
Hauptverfasser:	Tajima, Kazuhiro, Saito, Kaoru, Umeda, Yoshiki, Murata, Tetsuya, Satani, Hiroyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Female Humans kidney Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Kidney Neoplasms - pathology Kidney Neoplasms - surgery malignant melanoma Melanoma - diagnostic imaging Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - surgery primary Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 74‐year‐old woman. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, and has been living tumor free for 2 years and 3 months. This is the first reported case of primary renal malignant melanoma. We discuss the probability that this tumor is renal in origin and directly linked to the origin of malignant melanoma.
ISSN:	0919-8172 1442-2042
DOI:	10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00149.x