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John C. Pui, M.D.
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Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder
Cureus (2021)
  • Elizabeth Snajdar
  • Andrina R. Ajo
  • Katie Rosen
  • Roy Miller
  • Safi Mohammed
  • Craig Gordon, Beaumont Health
  • John C. Pui, Beaumont Health
  • Gregory McIntosh
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Abstract
There are only 30 reported cases of primary malignant melanoma of the bladder in the literature so far. Of those, 17 cases were reported as deceased within three years of presentation. Our case reported here is that of a 78-year-old female who presented with a new-onset incontinence and intermittent hematuria. She had no evidence of primary melanoma anywhere else in her body. The patient was treated with cystectomy and ileal conduit with plans for adjuvant chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the patient succumbed to her disease with diffuse metastatic involvement within 16 months of presentation.
Keywords
  • bladder cancer,
  • cystectomy,
  • extracutaneous melanoma,
  • melanoma,
  • primary malignant melanoma,
  • transurethral resection of bladder tumor
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Publication Date
March 23, 2021
DOI
10.7759/CUREUS.14067
Citation Information
Snajdar E, Ajo AR, Rosen K, Miller R, Mohammed S, Gordon C, Pui JC, McIntosh G. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder. Cureus. 2021 Mar 23;13(3):e14067. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14067. PMID: 33898150; PMCID: PMC8059675.