Urethral melanoma
https://doi.org/10.17650/1726-9776-2005-1-3-66-70
Abstract
Urethral melanoma is a rare malignancy that has a poor prognosis. The paper presents the data available in the worldwide literature on urethral melanoma and analyzes the specific features of the disease occurring in males and females. It also describes clinical cases of malignant melanoma of the urethra in one woman and two men treated at the Russian Cancer Research Center.
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Gridneva Ya.V. Urethral melanoma. Cancer Urology. 2005;1(3):66-70. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1726-9776-2005-1-3-66-70
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