title: Primary malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder.
abstract: Introduction. Primary melanoma of the urinary bladder is very rare. As far as we know, 19 cases have been reported worldwide, usually as case reports. Case Presentation. We present a 71-year-old male patient presented with a 2-month history of hematuria. Ultrasonography revealed a 5-cm-size mass located in the bladder trigone. A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) revealed a malignant melanoma. Evaluation for metastatic disease was negative. The patient deceased five months later before radical treatment could be performed. Conclusion. This is one more reported case of primary melanoma of the urinary bladder. The previously reported cases of bladder melanoma are reviewed. Therapy and prognosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Center Hassan II-Fes, Morocco.
authors.forename: Jalal Eddine
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: El Ammari
authors.forename: Youness
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ahallal
authors.forename: Mohammed Jamal
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: El Fassi
authors.forename: Moulay Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Farih