A Case of Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Female Urethra.
- Author:
Dong Sik CHOI
1
;
Jang Su YUN
;
Moo Sik AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
adenocarcinoma;
urethra
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell;
Epithelial Cells;
Female*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Urethra*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(2):270-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the urethra in 62 years old female. Primary carcinoma of the female urethra is an uncommon malignancy that accounts for less than 0.02 per cent of all cancers occurring in women. Adenocarcinoma is rare in the literature. Whereas squamous cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma, which comprise the majority of urethral malignancies, arise form the squamous or epithelial cells lining the urethra, adenocarcinoma arises form the periurethral glands.
