Primary penile melanoma

Primary penile melanoma is a rare entity, characterized by rapid metastases and associated with poor prognosis. Its diagnosis and treatment is usually late, with serious consequences and a high mortality rate. The purpose of this review is to describe our experience in the diagnosis, management and...

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Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/23426
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uroco.2015.12.006
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23426
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Article
Cancer diagnosis
Human
Male
Melanoma
Penis cancer
Primary penile melanoma
Genitalia
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic metastases
Melanoma
Neoplasms
Penis
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Summary:Primary penile melanoma is a rare entity, characterized by rapid metastases and associated with poor prognosis. Its diagnosis and treatment is usually late, with serious consequences and a high mortality rate. The purpose of this review is to describe our experience in the diagnosis, management and presentation of a new clinical case of primary penile melanoma. © 2015 Sociedad Colombiana de Urología.