title: [Malignant melanoma of the penis. Report on one case].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Due to the fact that melanoma of the penis is rare, we perform a bibliographic review about the subject and analyze the diagnostic criteria, clinical stages and therapeutic options.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report one case that was diagnosed and treated in our department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  85-year-old male who presented with hematuria and a red brownish irregular elevated lesion in the glans penis. Partial penectomy was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Melanoma of the penis is a rare tumoral entity. It accounts for about 1% of all penile malignant pathologies. It has bad prognosis due to fast metastosic dissemination (regional lymph nodes and other organs) and delayed diagnosis. First choice treatment is partial penectomy with or without bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy (depending upon degree of tumor invasiveness). In cases with metastasis treatment is palliative with chemotherapy and immunotherapy
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Complejo Hospitalario y Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, España. donajiu@ono.com
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Donate Moreno
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz Mondejar
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Giménez Bachs
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pastor Navarro
authors.forename: Antonio S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Salinas Sánchez
authors.forename: Julio A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Virseda Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology