Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra in women: About a case

Fasnewinde Aristide Kaboré; Boureima Ouédraogo; Franck Auguste Hermann Ademayali Ido; Tiennou Hafing; Haidjikiema Karama; Oumarou Traoré

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101542

Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra in women: About a case

Urol Case Rep. 2020 Dec 18:35:101542. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101542. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Fasnewinde Aristide Kaboré¹, Boureima Ouédraogo², Franck Auguste Hermann Ademayali Ido³, Tiennou Hafing², Haidjikiema Karama², Oumarou Traoré²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology of Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital, Burkina Faso.
² Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties of Tingandogo Teaching Hospital, Burkina Faso.
³ Department of Pathological Anatomy of the Tingandogo Teaching Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Abstract

Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra in women is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. We report the case of a 48-year-old patient who consulted for a mass in the urethral meatus associated with symptoms of the lower urinary tract. The result of the biopsy of the mass revealed a malignant melanoma confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The extension workup was negative. She had a total cystectomy with lymph node dissection done. The one-year follow-up was without particularity.

Keywords: Female; Melanoma; Urethra.

Publication types

Case Reports