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Clear cell melanoma of the bladder
W A Mourad1, B Mackay, N G Ordonez
1Department of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
Ultrastructural Pathology
|May 1, 1993
Summary
This case report details a rare primary malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder in a young man presenting with hematuria. Diagnosis was confirmed via biopsy and immunohistochemistry, with surgical resection performed.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Uropathology
Background:
- Primary malignant melanoma of the urinary bladder is an exceptionally rare neoplasm.
- Melanomas typically arise in the skin, making bladder origin highly unusual.