Journals / Cukurova Medical Journal / 2014 / Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 3
Prostatic Melanosis: A Case Report
- Journal
- Cukurova Medical Journal
- Pages
- 602–605
- DOI
- —
Abstract
Prostatic melanosis is characterized by melanocytic proliferation in prostatic stroma and the epithelium. The pathogenesis of the lesion is uncertain. In literature it has been reported as a case associated with prostatic adenocarcinoma before. Primary and metastatic malignant melanoma should be considered in differantial diagnosis of the lesion
Özet
Prostatik melanozis prostatik stroma ve epitelde melanin birikmesiyle karekterizedir. Patogenezi kesin olarak bilinmemektedir. Literatürde prostatik adenokarsinomla birlikteliği bildirilmiştir. Ürolojik açıdan primer ve metastatik melanomdan ayırımı gerekmektedir.