Conservative management of primary malignant melanoma of the bladder: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 15(1): 39, 2021 Feb 05.
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| ID: mdl-33541425
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Primary malignant melanoma (PMM) of the bladder represents a very rare clinic-pathologic entity. Given the rarity of the disease, the best treatment option is not well recognized. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of neoplasm of the bladder in a 74 years-old Caucasian man presenting with massive hematuria. Based on clinical, instrumental and histological findings a diagnosis of PMM was made. The patient underwent trans urethral resection of bladder tumor plus intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.CONCLUSIONS:
To make a correct diagnosis, clinical history, endoscopic evaluation, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry, are necessary. Multidisciplinary evaluation is required to discriminate primary from metastatic malignant melanoma.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Melanoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Case Rep
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy