Abstract

Background

Primary malignant melanoma (PMM) of the bladder represents a very rare clinic-pathologic entity. Given the rarity of the disease, the best treatment option is not well recognized.

Case presentation

We describe a case of neoplasm of the bladder in a 74 years-old Caucasian man presenting with massive hematuria. Based on clinical, instrumental and histological findings a diagnosis of PMM was made. The patient underwent trans urethral resection of bladder tumor plus intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin.

Conclusions

To make a correct diagnosis, clinical history, endoscopic evaluation, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry, are necessary. Multidisciplinary evaluation is required to discriminate primary from metastatic malignant melanoma.

Details

Title
Conservative management of primary malignant melanoma of the bladder: a case report
Author
Rapisarda, Sebastiano; Bada, Maida; Polara, Andrea; Crocetto, Felice  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Creta, Massimiliano; Chiancone, Francesco; Occhipinti, Massimo; Bertoloni, Rossella; Marciano, Armando; Aresu, Luca; Nazaraj, Arjan; Grosso, Sara; Grosso, Gaetano
Pages
1-4
Section
Case report
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
17521947
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02602-7
ProQuest document ID
2491423248
Copyright
© 2021. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.