A rare cause of acute urinary retention— Primary malignant melanoma of prostate

Acute urinary retention is commonly seen in elderly male patient due to benign enlargement of prostate. We report a 65-year-old male presenting with acute urinary retention diagnosed to have primary malignant melanoma of prostate. Primary malignant melanoma of genitourinary tract is very uncommon di...

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Main Authors: Kalpesh Parmar, Ashish Khanna, Shrawan Kumar Singh, Manjeet Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388219300037
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Summary:Acute urinary retention is commonly seen in elderly male patient due to benign enlargement of prostate. We report a 65-year-old male presenting with acute urinary retention diagnosed to have primary malignant melanoma of prostate. Primary malignant melanoma of genitourinary tract is very uncommon diagnosis in urology and prostate involvement is extremely rare. Till now only five cases have been reported. Keywords: Urinary retention, Malignant melanoma, Transurethral resection of prostate aggressive, Prostate
ISSN:2214-3882