title: Metastasis to the renal hilum from malignant melanoma of the anterior trunk: an unusual finding.
abstract: A retroperitoneal metastasis from malignant melanoma is an uncommon event and mostly secondary to a primary lesion of the posterior trunk. We report on a 38-year-old patient with malignant melanoma of the anterior trunk who presented a symptomatic metastatic mass of the left renal hilum not originating from the retroperitoneal lymph nodes of the renal hilum, surrounding and infiltrating the renal pelvis, treated with left nephrectomy, complete mass excision and regional lymph node dissection. The patient later developed also brain metastases and is now undergoing immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. francesco.pinto@libero.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cappa
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Totaro
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierconti
authors.forename: Pier Francesco
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013909:Thorax