Malignant Melanoma of the Kidney Presenting as a Primary Tumor

• Published in: International 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
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1997
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Humans; kidney; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Kidney Neoplasms - pathology; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; malignant melanoma; Melanoma - diagnostic imaging; Melanoma - pathology; Melanoma - surgery; primary; Radiography

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...