Primary Desmoplastic Melanoma of the Penis
Desmoplastic melanomas are rare amelanotic melanomas that usually occur on skin with sun exposure. In this report, we present a 72-year-old man who presented with a desmoplastic melanoma of the penis. To our knowledge this represents the first reported case of primary desmoplastic melanoma of the pe...
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| description | Desmoplastic melanomas are rare amelanotic melanomas that usually occur on skin with sun exposure. In this report, we present a 72-year-old man who presented with a desmoplastic melanoma of the penis. To our knowledge this represents the first reported case of primary desmoplastic melanoma of the penis. We discuss the pathologic differential and histologic evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db89bcc853514be4a63f6e83133fdbff2025-08-20T02:21:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/706572706572Primary Desmoplastic Melanoma of the PenisJulia T. Chu0Michael A. Liss1William W. Wu2Atreya Dash3Di Lu4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USADepartment of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USADepartment of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10065, USADepartment of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USADepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USADesmoplastic melanomas are rare amelanotic melanomas that usually occur on skin with sun exposure. In this report, we present a 72-year-old man who presented with a desmoplastic melanoma of the penis. To our knowledge this represents the first reported case of primary desmoplastic melanoma of the penis. We discuss the pathologic differential and histologic evaluation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/706572 |
| spellingShingle | Julia T. Chu Michael A. Liss William W. Wu Atreya Dash Di Lu Primary Desmoplastic Melanoma of the Penis Case Reports in Urology |
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| title_full | Primary Desmoplastic Melanoma of the Penis |
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