title: Metastatic urethral melanoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Melanoma is a cancer that originates from melanocytes, is predominant in adults with white skin, represents 4% of skin cancers, and has high possibility of forming metastasis. This review reports on the case of a young man, age 36 years, previously diagnosed with melanoma. The patient complained of obstructive urinary symptoms and, while he was undergoing a cystoscopy, it was discovered that he had a lesion corresponding with metastatic melanoma of the prostatic urethra, which occluded almost the entire urethra and resulted in blocked urinary flow. He underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate, followed by resection of the lesion. After the procedure, he had good urinary flow and is currently on follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Metropolitano de Ensino Superior-IMES, Ipatinga, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rogério Saint-Clair Pimentel
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mafra
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Ronaldo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.affiliation: Instituto Metropolitano de Ensino Superior-IMES, Ipatinga, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Moraes
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.affiliation: Belo Horizonte Health System, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafaela Saint-Clair Pimentel Mafra
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
keywords: Melanoma; Metastasis; Urethra; Urethral melanoma; Urinary obstruction