TY - JOUR
T1 - Synchronous melanosis of upper and lower urinary tract
AU - Alzubaidi, Ahmad N.
AU - Sekoulopoulos, Stephen
AU - Birk, Alexander
AU - Pham, Jonathan T.
AU - Washburn, Erik
AU - Knoedler, John J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Urothelial melanosis is an exceptionally rare diagnosis, with less than 25 cases being reported in the literature. Melanosis of the urothelium is characterized by abnormal melanin deposition within tissues, producing a black, velvety appearance to the urothelial mucosa. We present a 67-year-old male undergoing cystoscopy during a routine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), who was found to have diffuse bladder melanosis extending up the ureter and into the renal pelvis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of synchronous melanosis of upper and lower urinary tract.
AB - Urothelial melanosis is an exceptionally rare diagnosis, with less than 25 cases being reported in the literature. Melanosis of the urothelium is characterized by abnormal melanin deposition within tissues, producing a black, velvety appearance to the urothelial mucosa. We present a 67-year-old male undergoing cystoscopy during a routine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), who was found to have diffuse bladder melanosis extending up the ureter and into the renal pelvis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of synchronous melanosis of upper and lower urinary tract.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102309
DO - 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102309
M3 - Article
C2 - 36619659
AN - SCOPUS:85145677196
SN - 2214-4420
VL - 46
JO - Urology Case Reports
JF - Urology Case Reports
M1 - 102309
ER -