Malignant Melanoma of the Kidney Presenting as a Primary Tumor

We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 74‐year‐old woman. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, and has been living tumor free for 2 years and 3 months. This is the first reported case of primary renal m...

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Published inInternational journal of urology Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 94 - 96
Main Authors Tajima, Kazuhiro, Saito, Kaoru, Umeda, Yoshiki, Murata, Tetsuya, Satani, Hiroyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1997
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Female
Humans
kidney
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
malignant melanoma
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - pathology
Melanoma - surgery
primary
Radiography
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Summary:We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 74‐year‐old woman. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, and has been living tumor free for 2 years and 3 months. This is the first reported case of primary renal malignant melanoma. We discuss the probability that this tumor is renal in origin and directly linked to the origin of malignant melanoma.
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ISSN:0919-8172
1442-2042
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00149.x