Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder
Joint Authors
Ahallal, Youness
El Fassi, Mohammed Jamal
El Ammari, Jalal Eddine
Farih, Moulay Hassan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Primary melanoma of the urinary bladder is very rare.
As far as we know, 19 cases have been reported worldwide, usually as case reports.
Case Presentation.
We present a 71-year-old male patient presented with a 2-month history of hematuria.
Ultrasonography revealed a 5-cm-size mass located in the bladder trigone.
A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) revealed a malignant melanoma.
Evaluation for metastatic disease was negative.
The patient deceased five months later before radical treatment could be performed.
Conclusion.
This is one more reported case of primary melanoma of the urinary bladder.
The previously reported cases of bladder melanoma are reviewed.
Therapy and prognosis are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El Ammari, Jalal Eddine& Ahallal, Youness& El Fassi, Mohammed Jamal& Farih, Moulay Hassan. 2011. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
El Ammari, Jalal Eddine…[et al.]. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder. Case Reports in Urology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
El Ammari, Jalal Eddine& Ahallal, Youness& El Fassi, Mohammed Jamal& Farih, Moulay Hassan. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder. Case Reports in Urology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509338
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509338
