Korean J Urol.  1993 Oct;34(5):924-927.

A case of malignant melanoma of the urinary badder

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder is very rare, 7 cases were reported in the literature. The tumor shows early metastasis with poor prognosis. Treatment measures include surgical extirpation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy but the results were bad.Herein, we report a case of malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder in a 45-year-old man which was managed by transurethral resection and combination chemotherapy.

Keyword

Malignat melanoma; Urinary bladder

MeSH Terms

Drug Therapy
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Melanoma*
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prognosis
Radiotherapy
Urinary Bladder
Full Text Links
  • KJU
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr