Mucosal melanoma of the male urethra
- Author:
Kathleen Adryon Tan
1
;
Maria Sarah Lenon
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Mucosal melanoma; Genitourinary; Urethral melanoma
- MeSH: Urethra
- From: Philippine Journal of Pathology 2023;8(2):43-47
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: This is a rare case of a mucosal melanoma, located in the urethra of a 59-year-old male. Malignant melanomas of the genitourinary tract are rare, representing <1% of malignancies in the genitourinary tract, and <0.1% of all melanomas. In the male genitourinary tract, the most affected sites are the glans penis and the distal urethra in the fossa navicularis. Urethral melanomas comprise 4% of all urethral cancers.
