[Total extended ++urethrectomy and transureteral continent cystostomy in the treatment of urethral melanoma in women. Report of a case].

Malignant melanoma of the urethra is one of the rare urethral tumours which can be controlled by total urethrectomy with preservation of the bladder. The authors report the first case of melanoma of the urethra treated by total urethrectomy and continent transureteric urinary diversion according to Mitrofanoff's principle.