Penile melanoma

Penile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated a...

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Published in:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
Main Authors: Luiz Felipe de Mello Pereira Leitão, Fernanda Monteiro Orellana, João Pedro Vaz de Souza Cabral Simões, Rute Facchini Lellis, Marcus Maia, Roni de Carvalho Fernandes, Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/138/en-US/penile-melanoma
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author Luiz Felipe de Mello Pereira Leitão
Fernanda Monteiro Orellana
João Pedro Vaz de Souza Cabral Simões
Rute Facchini Lellis
Marcus Maia
Roni de Carvalho Fernandes
Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo
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Fernanda Monteiro Orellana
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description Penile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated as locally advanced disease with partial penectomy, identification of the sentinel lymph node and bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-e2e2eb5f05de4903be8cbd2a18c460fe2025-08-20T03:25:15ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Brazilian Journal of Oncology2526-87322021-10-01170010.5935/2526-8732.20200040Penile melanomaLuiz Felipe de Mello Pereira Leitão0Fernanda Monteiro Orellana1João Pedro Vaz de Souza Cabral Simões2Rute Facchini Lellis3Marcus Maia4Roni de Carvalho Fernandes5Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo6Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Urology - Sao Paulo, - BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Urology - Sao Paulo, - BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Urology - Sao Paulo, - BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Pathology - Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Dermatology - Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Urology - Sao Paulo, - BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Urology - Sao Paulo, - BrazilPenile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated as locally advanced disease with partial penectomy, identification of the sentinel lymph node and bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy.http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/138/en-US/penile-melanomamelanomapenispenile neoplasmssurgical treatmentpenectomysentinel lymph node
spellingShingle Luiz Felipe de Mello Pereira Leitão
Fernanda Monteiro Orellana
João Pedro Vaz de Souza Cabral Simões
Rute Facchini Lellis
Marcus Maia
Roni de Carvalho Fernandes
Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo
Penile melanoma
melanoma
penis
penile neoplasms
surgical treatment
penectomy
sentinel lymph node
title Penile melanoma
title_full Penile melanoma
title_fullStr Penile melanoma
title_full_unstemmed Penile melanoma
title_short Penile melanoma
title_sort penile melanoma
topic melanoma
penis
penile neoplasms
surgical treatment
penectomy
sentinel lymph node
url http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/138/en-US/penile-melanoma
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