Metastatic ocular melanoma to the kidney 20 years after initial diagnosis.
Metastatic tumors are the most common malignancies of the kidney. We report a rare case of isolated metastatic ocular melanoma to the kidney occurring 20 years after diagnosis. A 71-year-old man presented with gross hematuria. He had undergone left enucleation 20 years previously for ocular melanoma and had not required adjuvant therapy. A right upper pole mass was identified on computed tomography and was excised laparoscopically. Pathologic examination revealed metastatic melanoma. Metastatic melanoma to the kidney is rare. A high index of suspicion must be maintained in any patient with a renal mass and a history of a nonrenal malignancy.
Levin
Brian M
BM
Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765, USA. brian.m.levin@vanderbilt.edu
Boulos
Fouad I
FI
Herrell
S Duke
SD
D000368:Aged; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary*; D013997:Time Factors