A case of malignant melanoma of the urinary badder.
- Author:
Joon Hwan PARK
1
;
Do Kyung LEE
;
Hyun Og SONG
;
In Gi SEONG
;
Bo Hyun HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Malignat melanoma;
Urinary bladder
- MeSH:
Drug Therapy;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Humans;
Melanoma*;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Radiotherapy;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1993;34(5):924-927
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
