to corroborate a statement, made by Eppinger s in 1910, that only when there is a metastatic involvement of the liver does melanin appear in the urine. Although this observation is of the utmost clinical significance, little notice has been taken of it. CONCLUSION 1. Melanuria is a rare finding, even in melanotic malignant tumors.2. Many tests give pseudoreactions, difficult of interpretation.3. A simple test is suggested, which in our hands never yielded confusing end-results.
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