title: Primary malignant melanoma of the adrenal gland.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the adrenal gland is an established entity. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported in the published literature. Because of the high frequency of adrenal gland metastases from malignant melanoma and pigmented pheochromocytoma, several rigid diagnostic criteria have been established for accepting an adrenal melanoma as primary. A new case is reported in this article. This observation is an opportunity update the literature on the diagnostic difficulties in this rare pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, Marseille, France. bastide.c@libertysurf.fr
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bastide
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arroua
authors.forename: Aurelien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carcenac
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anfossi
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ragni
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017211:Treatment Failure