Open AccessPrimary Malignant Melanoma of the Male Urethra
Author(s) -
Nobumasa Fujimoto,
Masayoshi Oda,
Shoji Shimoe
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000282217
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , male urethra , urethra , cytology , urinary system , malignant disease , urology , dermatology , pathology , cancer , cancer research
We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the male urethra, increasing the total number of reported cases to 31. The experience with our case suggests that urinary cytology is a diagnostic method for malignant melanoma and essential in the preoperative diagnosis of this disease.
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