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Persistent painless hemospermia due to metastatic melanoma of the right seminal vesicle
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96254
- Background Metastatic melanoma of the seminal vesicles is a very rare clinical entity and has been reported only once until today in a patient suffering from concomitant HIV infection 12 years ago. Case presentation We report a case of persistent, painless hemospermia in a young Caucasian caused by metastatic malignant melanoma of the right seminal vesicle. The diagnosis was established by magnetic resonance imaging and transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy. In the subsequent diagnostic workup the primary location of the tumor remainedBackground Metastatic melanoma of the seminal vesicles is a very rare clinical entity and has been reported only once until today in a patient suffering from concomitant HIV infection 12 years ago. Case presentation We report a case of persistent, painless hemospermia in a young Caucasian caused by metastatic malignant melanoma of the right seminal vesicle. The diagnosis was established by magnetic resonance imaging and transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy. In the subsequent diagnostic workup the primary location of the tumor remained unknown but concomitant pulmonary, hepatic and supraclavicular lymph node metastases have been detected. Despite immediate chemotherapy initiation the patient finally succumbed to his progressive disease six months later. Conclusions Malignant melanoma should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis of hemospermia after common causes have been ruled out.…
Author: | Nikolaos Papoutsoglou, Maximilian Burger, Hubertus Riedmiller |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96254 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | BMC Urology |
Year of Completion: | 2013 |
Source: | In: BMC Urology (2013) 13: 43, doi:10.1186/1471-2490-13-43 |
URL: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/13/43 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-13-43 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | Biopsy; Hemospermia; Metastatic melanoma; Seminal vesicle tumor; Ultrasound |
Release Date: | 2014/04/28 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2013 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |