Case report
PRIMARY MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE FEMALE URETHRA
Cvjetko Lež
; Department of Pathology and Cytology, General Hospital »Zabok«, Zabok, Croatia
Silvio Altarac
; Department of Urology, General Hospital »Zabok«, Zabok, Croatia
Rajko Fureš
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital »Zabok«, Zabok, Croatia
Hrvoje Čupić
; University Department of Pathology »Ljudevit Jurak«, »Sestre milosrdnice« University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Primary malignant melanoma of the female urethra is a rare tumor that most commonly affects meatus and the distal urethra. The prognosis is poor. We report the case of 65-year-old woman who was refered by a gynaecologist due to an urethral mass mimicking a caruncule. The tumor was removed by a local exscision, and pathological analysis revealed malignant melanoma. After three months distal urethrectomy was performed with no evidence of residual tumor. The patient was uneventful during 6-year follow up period.
Keywords
female urethra; malignant melanoma
Hrčak ID:
68437
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2010.
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