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Seminal vesicle metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma : an unusual and challenging presentation.

Alain daniel Foahom kamwa, Christine Mateus, Ruban Thanigasalam, I. Boulay-Coletta, Véronique Duchatelle, Marie Triller, Hervé Baumert

Year
2015
Citations
4

Abstract

Malignant melanoma is a tumour, which usually involves skin melanocytes. Involvement of the male genitourinary (GU) system by melanoma is an uncommon and challenging diagnosis. We report the first case of seminal vesicle metastasis from a primary cutaneous melanoma in a 58-year-old man, with hemospermia as the only clinical sign. This case highlights the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, as a more sensitive assessment to early detect metastatic melanoma in the GU system. The patient underwent a robot-assisted laparoscopic bilateral seminal vesiculectomy, which had good functional and oncological results and is still in complete remission at the 1-year follow-up.

Keywords

MelanomaMedicineGenitourinary systemMetastasisPresentation (obstetrics)Magnetic resonance imagingCase presentationRadiologyDermatologyPathology

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