[Melanoma metastatic to the female urethra. Report of a case]. / Melanoma metastásico a uretra femenina. Aportación de un caso.

We report a case of a 77 years old woman with an previous malignant melanoma, who presented an urethral metastasis. The disease was treated with conservative therapy by local excision after pedicle ligation, and she is free of symptoms after one 1 year of control.

[Urinary bladder xanthoma. A cystoscopic finding]. / Xantoma vesical. Hallazgo cistoscopico.

Urinary bladder xanthoma (UBX) is an infrequent lesion that has been very rarely referred to in medical literature. We describe a case of UBX that was associated with a low-grade transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. The cystoscopic aspect of this lesion was so characteristic that diagnosis could be suggested at cystoscopy, while histological examination confirmed this.

[Vegetable foreign body in the testis]. / Cuerpo extraño vegetal intratesticular.

A vegetable foreign body located inside the testicular parenchyma is presented. It's about an unexpected pathological finding in an orchidectomy sample, performed on account of testicular atrophy secondary to very advanced funicular twist. The finding of a vegetal material inside the testis is outstanding. In our knowledge we don't know about another similar case. Pathologic aspects, including granulomatous reaction, regarding arguments of testicular atrophy and the foreign body eruption mechanism are discussed. The handling of the scrotum by paramedical people could justify his presence.