Primary high-grade serous carcinoma arising in the urethra or urethral diverticulum: a report of 2 cases of an extremely rare phenomenon

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2013 Jan;32(1):141-5. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e318253c71b.

Abstract

Serous carcinomas most commonly arise within the uterine corpus or ovary/fallopian tube, but there are 2 prior case reports of primary vaginal serous carcinoma. We report 2 examples of high-grade serous carcinoma arising within the urethra or a urethral diverticulum (1 case each). Both neoplasms exhibited the classic morphologic features of high-grade serous carcinoma, and a combination of clinical, radiologic, and pathologic examination excluded other possible sites of primary neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Urethral Neoplasms / pathology*