title: Malignant melanoma of the penis.
abstract: A case of malignant melanoma of the penis is herein reported. Malignant melanoma of the penis is rare and accounts for a small percentage of malignant melanomas and of malignant penile lesions. The diagnosis is often delayed by the patient's reluctance to consult a physician and by the intrinsic difficulty in clinical diagnosis of such a rare neoplasm. The surgical treatment is not standardized and is shortly discussed. In general, prognosis is poor and most patients die within a few years due to distant metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, University General Hospital, Herakleion, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Bree
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanidas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzardi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gaki
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsiftsis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms; D012878:Skin Neoplasms