Primary Malignant Melanoma of Female Urethra

A Case Report

  • Nitin M Gadgil Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
  • Anitha Padmanabhan Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
  • Meherrituja Vasant Palve Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
  • Amrita Neelakantan Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
Keywords: Malignant melanoma, primary, urethra

Abstract

Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra is a very rare tumor constituting 0.2% of all melanomas. Around 120 cases are published in literature till date. We report a case of malignant melanoma originating in the urethra in a postmenopausal woman which was diagnosed on biopsy and subsequent radical surgery performed.  

Author Biographies

Nitin M Gadgil, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
Dept. of Pathology
Anitha Padmanabhan, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
Dept. of Pathology
Meherrituja Vasant Palve, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
Dept. of Pathology
Amrita Neelakantan, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. India
Dept. of Pathology

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Published
2018-12-27
Section
Case Report