An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder
Pseudomelanosis (PM) is a rare, benign, condition that is characterized by deposition of melanin and/or melanin-like pigment in mucosal cells and macrophages and is best known as the entity pseudomelanosis coli.Pseudomelanosis primary of the urinary bladder has been reported only in a handful of cas...
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| author | M. Duijn S.L. Croonen J.A. Van der Zee |
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| description | Pseudomelanosis (PM) is a rare, benign, condition that is characterized by deposition of melanin and/or melanin-like pigment in mucosal cells and macrophages and is best known as the entity pseudomelanosis coli.Pseudomelanosis primary of the urinary bladder has been reported only in a handful of cases worldwide. This article reports an extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder in a 79-year-old male with a history of macroscopic painless hematuria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4bdd9b60b6b44f13a700aaa546451caf2022-12-22T02:48:44ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202022-11-0145102193An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladderM. Duijn0S.L. Croonen1J.A. Van der Zee2Department of Urology, OLVG, PO Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.Department of Pathology, OLVG, PO Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Urology, OLVG, PO Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsPseudomelanosis (PM) is a rare, benign, condition that is characterized by deposition of melanin and/or melanin-like pigment in mucosal cells and macrophages and is best known as the entity pseudomelanosis coli.Pseudomelanosis primary of the urinary bladder has been reported only in a handful of cases worldwide. This article reports an extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder in a 79-year-old male with a history of macroscopic painless hematuria.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442022002054PseudomelanosisMelanosisPigmentationMelaninMelanin-like pigmentUrinary bladder |
| spellingShingle | M. Duijn S.L. Croonen J.A. Van der Zee An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder Urology Case Reports Pseudomelanosis Melanosis Pigmentation Melanin Melanin-like pigment Urinary bladder |
| title | An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| title_full | An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| title_fullStr | An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| title_full_unstemmed | An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| title_short | An extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| title_sort | extremely rare case of pseudomelanosis of the urinary bladder |
| topic | Pseudomelanosis Melanosis Pigmentation Melanin Melanin-like pigment Urinary bladder |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442022002054 |
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