A Case of Leiomyoma in the Female Urethra.
- Author:
Seung Jae PARK
1
;
Chul Sung KIM
;
Seo Gyun NHO
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
leiomyoma;
urethra
- MeSH:
Female*;
Humans;
Leiomyoma*;
Lip;
Urethra*;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1987;28(3):451-453
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Leiomyoma of the female urethra is a very rare entity. A case of leiomyoma of the female urethra arising from the anterior lip of the external urethral meatus in a forty-year-old female is presented. The presenting symptoms were awareness of a mass and recurrent urinary tract infection. The mass was resected surgically and confirmed as a leiomyoma histologically.
