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ArticleCase reports in urology2026

Invasive Primary Melanoma of the Kidney: A Rare Presentation of an Uncommon Malignancy and Review of Literature.

Joshua Ghoulian, Jersey-Kate Castillo, Ronaldo Dario Gnass, Vicente Ramos-Santillan, Antoin Douglawi, David Caba, Muhannad Alsyouf

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Article in Case reports in urology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Joshua GhoulianDepartment of Urology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA, lluh.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7903-4873
Jersey-Kate CastilloDepartment of Urology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA, lluh.org.
Ronaldo Dario GnassDivision of Pathology, Riverside University Health, Moreno Valley, California, USA.
Vicente Ramos-SantillanDivision of Surgical Oncology, Riverside University Health, Moreno Valley, California, USA.
Antoin DouglawiDepartment of Urology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA, lluh.org.
David CabaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Riverside University Health, Moreno Valley, California, USA.
Muhannad AlsyoufDepartment of Urology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA, lluh.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2448-9501

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary melanoma is a very rare malignancy arising from the kidney. We present a case of a 78-year-old female who presented with locally advanced primary kidney melanoma requiring complex surgical intervention and multidisciplinary management. The patient underwent an open left radical nephrectomy with distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and colonic resection, followed by adjuvant immunotherapy. We additionally review the literature regarding the diagnosis and management of primary renal melanoma.

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kidney cancermelanomanephrectomy

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PMID42488406
PMCPMC13390015

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