Urethral adenocarcinoma mimicking urethral caruncle

Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2006 Jan;17(1):96-8. doi: 10.1007/s00192-005-1312-7. Epub 2005 Apr 15.

Abstract

Urethral caruncles are considered as benign tumors. They need to be treated surgically; specimens should carefully be evaluated for the presence of any malignancy. We are presenting a 57-year-old female patient with a urethral lesion that looks like caruncle, but histopathologic examination of the excised lesion was reported as urethral adenocarcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / epidemiology
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Urethral Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urethral Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Urethral Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / epidemiology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / surgery