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Case Reports
. 2010 May;2(2):76-7.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.65105.

Primary malignant melanoma of prostate

M Doublali  1 , A Chouaib, A Khallouk, M F Tazi, M J El Fassi, My H Farih, H Elfatmi, M Bendahou, A Benlemlih, O Lamarti
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Case Reports

Primary malignant melanoma of prostate

M Doublali et al. Urol Ann. 2010 May.

Abstract

Primary genitourinary melanoma accounts for less than one per cent of all cases of melanoma. Most cases attributed to the prostate actually originate from the prostatic urethra. Due to its infrequency, primary malignant melanoma of the genitourinary tract presents a difficult diagnostic and management challenge. We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the prostate found during transurethral resection of the prostate.

Keywords: Melanoma; primary; prostate.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Proliferation of big tumoral cells with very atypical cores. The tumoral cells express HMB45
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