title: Primary melanoma of testis.
abstract: Primary melanoma of testis is extremely rare and even the existence of such an entity is questioned. We present the case of a 60-year-old man with primary malignant melanoma in the testis. We report this case to emphasize the need for awareness of the possibility of the testis being the primary site in the patient with a melanoma and to underline the necessity of meticulous investigation of suspicious lesions of the testis in patients with or without a past history of malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Departrment of Radiotherapy, J.K. Cancer Institute, Kanpur, India. hivneg@gmail.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Katiyar
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography