Female urethral diverticular carcinoma treated by multimodality therapies: A case report
نویسندگان
چکیده
Primary urethral diverticular carcinoma is uncommon in women, accounting for less than 1% of genitourinary malignancies. Patients present with non-specific and overlapping clinical symptoms such as difficulty urinating, pain on urination, incontinence and hematuria. No standard treatment is available at present due to the rarity of this disease. We herein report a rare case of urethral diverticular carcinoma in a woman that was treated with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
منابع مشابه
Multimodal Treatment Approach to Advanced Female Urethral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Introduction and Objectives: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the female urethra is rare. Given the small number of cases seen, no uniform regimen for optimal treatment has been identified. We set out to review the outcomes of women with advanced urethral squamous cell carcinoma treated with a multimodality approach in order to gain insight into the optimal treatment of this rare malignancy. ...
متن کاملA case of a urethral diverticular adenocarcinoma after the fenestration of the anterior vaginal wall for pelvic floor abscess
A 61-year-old woman presented to the gynecology department with complaints of atypical genital bleeding. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a localized urethral tumor extended to vagina. Histological test of the biopsy tissue of the mass suggested the adenocarcinoma. The patient was performed the fenestration of the anterior vaginal wall 15 years ago. Under the diagnosis of urethral diverticul...
متن کاملNon-surgical treatment of primary female urethral cancer
Primary carcinomas of the female urethra are extremely rare, with an annual incidence of less than ten in one million. Currently, there is no consensus regarding management of this malignancy. However, there have been several case reports demonstrating the efficacy of chemoradiation in the treatment of female urethral cancer. In this report we present two cases of female primary urethral adenoc...
متن کاملPosterior Urethral Polyp: A Rare Case
Urethral polyps are a rare finding in children. Urethral fibroepithelial polyps are usually discovered in the first decade of life. They present with voiding dysfunction, obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms, and hematuria. They may be associated with other congenital urinary tract anomalies. Histopathologically, they are usually benign lesions with no tendency to recurrence and are trea...
متن کاملRadical Chemoradiotherapy for Urethral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature
Primary urethral squamous cell carcinoma is rare. Its management is particularly challenging owing to the paucity of evidence from randomised trials to inform practice. We report two male and female cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the urethra, which were treated with concomitant cisplatin and radiotherapy. These cases add to the body of case reports that have shown benefit for concomitant c...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2018