Case Report

Metastasis of Malignant Melanoma to Urinary Bladder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Cases of malignant melanoma metastatic to urinary bladder previously reported in the English literature.

Author Year AgeSexPresenting symptomPrimarySynchronous metastasesTreatment

Weston and Smith [10]196469MUrinary retentionRight lower eyelidWidespreadNone

Bartone [18]196470FHematuriaLeft thumbLymph nodes, brainPartial cystectomy

Amar [19]196433MHematuriaMaxillaryAnterior neckPartial cystectomy

Meyer [9]197469MNoneUnknownWidespreadChemotherapy

Meyer [9]197460FHematuriaSkin, left armUnknownSurgery

Meyer [9]197442MIncidentalSkin, right upper backWidespreadTURBT

Silverstein et al. [20]197456MHematuriaAxillary lymph nodesAbsentBCG

Tolley et al. [21]197548FHematuriaVulvaAbsentRadical cystectomy

Stein and Kendall [22]198450MHematuriaLeft armAbsentTURBT + chemotherapy

Irisawa et al. [23]198777MOccult bloodEyeDiffuseTURBT

Arapantoni-Dadioti et al. [24]199528FDysuriaAxillary lymph nodeSkin (abdomen, limbs), lung, and brainTURBT

Demirkesen et al. [25]200045FFrequency, hematuriaRight heel WidespreadChemotherapy

López et al. [26]200275MHematuria, lower urinary symptomsSkin, scapulaUnknownCystectomy

Lee et al. [27]200346MHematuriaSkin, backLungs, liver, and mesenteric lymph nodesRemoved tumor and then IL-2 therapy

Fink et al. [28]200338MHematuriaSkin, left upper legTonsils, cervical lymph nodes, esophagus, stomach, and skinEmbolization of nutrient vessels

Maeda et al. [29]200865MHematuria, urinary obstructionSkin, footUnknownTURBT

Nohara et al. [30]200962MHematuriaSkin, breastLymph nodesUnknown

Efesoy and Cayan [4]201160FHematuria, weight lossSkin, right middle fingerBrain, lung, and retroperitoneal and pelvic lymph nodesTURBT

Nair et al. [6]201154MHematuriaConjunctivaWidespreadTURBT, chemo, and radiation for brain metastases

Charfi et al. [31]201254MUnknownEsophagusLumbar lymph nodes Unknown

Paterson et al. [3]201284MRectal bleedingSkin, upper backLungs

Ikeda et al. [32]201354FHematuriaSkin, legAbsentTURBT

Rishi et al. [5] 201461FDysuria, hematuriaSkin, mid-backBrain, lung, and skinTumor resection, brain radiotherapy, and temozolomide

Meunier (current case)201455FHematuriaSkin, thighLiver, spleen, and lungIpilimumab + anti-PD-1 immunotherapy trial