[Primary malignant melanoma of the distal urogenital tract. Case report and review of the literature]. / Das primäre maligne Melanom des distalen Urogenitaltraktes. Fallbericht und Literaturübersicht.

ABSTRACT

The primary manifestation of a malignant melanoma is rarely found in the female urethra and considerably less in urinary bladder. This article is based on a case report of a female patient who had to undergo numerous transurethral resections and died of such an escalating tumor. Malignant melanoma in the form of metastases are relevant to the urologist, because they are discovered frequently in the genitourinary tract. The symptoms and diagnostic procedures correspond to those of other urological carcinomas. Radical surgery is of major importance as therapy.