Mucosal Melanoma of the Male Urethra
A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.21141/PJP.2023.14Keywords:
mucosal melanoma, urethra, genitourinary, urethral melanomaAbstract
This is a rare case of a mucosal melanoma, located in the urethra of a 59-year-old male. Malignant melanomas of the genitourinary tract are rare, representing <1% of malignancies in the genitourinary tract, and <0.1% of all melanomas. In the male genitourinary tract, the most affected sites are the glans penis and the distal urethra in the fossa navicularis. Urethral melanomas comprise 4% of all urethral cancers.
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