[Melanosis of the urinary bladder].

Wöllner J; Janzen J; Pannek J

doi:10.1007/s00120-015-3953-6

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[Melanosis of the urinary bladder].

Wöllner J Neuro-Urologie, Schweizer Paraplegiker Zentrum, Guido A. Zäch Straße 1, CH-6207, Nottwil, Schweiz. jens.woellner@paraplegie.ch.
Janzen J Praxis für Histopathologie, Bern, Schweiz.
Pannek J Neuro-Urologie, Schweizer Paraplegiker Zentrum, Guido A. Zäch Straße 1, CH-6207, Nottwil, Schweiz.

2015-09-12

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Der Urologe. Ausg. A. - 2016

Neurogenic lower urinary tract function

English Melanosis of the bladder is rare. Only 10 cases have been described in the literature. We present the case of an 80-year-old woman with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction due to spinal paralysis. During the diagnostic work-up which included cystoscopy, black spots in the bladder wall were observed. Histopathological evaluation revealed a benign suburothelial melanosis. Thus, with cystoscopic suspicion of a malignancy (melanoma), a biopsy is mandatory and regular cystoscopic follow-up is recommended.

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