Malignant Melanoma of the Urethra: A Rare Histologic Subdivision of Vulvar Cancer with a Poor Prognosis | Zendy

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Malignant Melanoma of the Urethra: A Rare Histologic Subdivision of Vulvar Cancer with a Poor Prognosis

Author(s) -

Veronika Günther,

İbrahim Alkatout,

Cvjetko Lež,

Silvio Altarac,

Rajko Fureš,

Hrvoje Čupić,

Zoran Peršec,

Zlatko Hrgović,

Christoph Mundhenke

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in obstetrics and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6684

pISSN - 2090-6692

DOI - 10.1155/2012/385175

Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , urethra , vulva , vulvar cancer , pathological , wide local excision , dermatology , urology , radiology , pathology , cancer research

Malignant melanoma of the urethra is a rare tumour that is difficult to diagnose and treat, resulting in a poor prognosis. In this paper, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman who was referred to a gynaecologist because of a urethral mass that mimicked a caruncle. The tumour was removed by local excision, and a pathological analysis revealed a malignant melanoma. Distal urethrectomy was performed after three months with no evidence of residual tumour. There was no evidence of disease at a six-year followup. In this paper, we compare the epidemiology, treatment, staging, and prognosis of vulvar cancer in general to malignant melanoma of the vulva in particular.

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