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Malignant Melanoma of the Kidney Presenting as a Primary Tumor
Author(s) -
Tajima Kazuhiro,
Saito Kaoru,
Umeda Yoshiki,
Murata Tetsuya,
Satani Hiroyuki
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00149.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , primary (astronomy) , kidney , oncology , dermatology , cancer research , physics , astronomy
We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 74‐year‐old woman. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, and has been living tumor free for 2 years and 3 months. This is the first reported case of primary renal malignant melanoma. We discuss the probability that this tumor is renal in origin and directly linked to the origin of malignant melanoma.