Malignant melanoma of penis and male urethra. Is it a difficult tumor to diagnose?
Two cases of malignant melanoma of the penis and male urethra are presented in which the diagnosis was difficult to make clinically and histopathologically. Our findings support the general opinion that melanomas at this site have a poor prognosis.
Rashid
A M
AM
Department of Histopathology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom.
Williams
R M
RM
Horton
L W
LW
D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*