Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report

Metastasis of malignant melanoma to the bladder is rarely seen clinically with only 29 cases reported in English-language literature. However, autopsy series of melanoma patients have shown that metastasis to the bladder could be as high as 37%, implying that numerous cases remain undiagnosed. This...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Raj A., Batra, Nikhil, Frankel, Jon, Kumar, Udaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8601986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34820290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101941
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description Metastasis of malignant melanoma to the bladder is rarely seen clinically with only 29 cases reported in English-language literature. However, autopsy series of melanoma patients have shown that metastasis to the bladder could be as high as 37%, implying that numerous cases remain undiagnosed. This report details a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the bladder. Patient presented with severe anemia and history of gross hematuria. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed a 2.7 cm mass in the bladder. Cystoscopy confirmed presence of a mass. Patient underwent cystoscopy and transurethral resection of the tumor, revealed to be melanoma on pathology.
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spelling pubmed-86019862021-11-23 Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report Kumar, Raj A. Batra, Nikhil Frankel, Jon Kumar, Udaya Urol Case Rep Oncology Metastasis of malignant melanoma to the bladder is rarely seen clinically with only 29 cases reported in English-language literature. However, autopsy series of melanoma patients have shown that metastasis to the bladder could be as high as 37%, implying that numerous cases remain undiagnosed. This report details a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the bladder. Patient presented with severe anemia and history of gross hematuria. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed a 2.7 cm mass in the bladder. Cystoscopy confirmed presence of a mass. Patient underwent cystoscopy and transurethral resection of the tumor, revealed to be melanoma on pathology. Elsevier 2021-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8601986/ /pubmed/34820290 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101941 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Oncology
Kumar, Raj A.
Batra, Nikhil
Frankel, Jon
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Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title_full Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title_fullStr Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title_short Melanoma metastasis to the bladder: A case report
title_sort melanoma metastasis to the bladder: a case report
topic Oncology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8601986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34820290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101941
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