TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary clear-cell adenocarcinoma of the proximal female urethra
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Miller, Joe
AU - Karnes, R. Jeffrey
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Primary carcinoma of the female urethra is a rare entity. Adenocarcinomas account for only 10% of cases. Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the urethra is more common among women than men.1 We report a case of primary CCA of the urethra and review the literature concerning the histogenesis, management, and outcome of this uncommon tumor.
AB - Primary carcinoma of the female urethra is a rare entity. Adenocarcinomas account for only 10% of cases. Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the urethra is more common among women than men.1 We report a case of primary CCA of the urethra and review the literature concerning the histogenesis, management, and outcome of this uncommon tumor.
KW - Anterior exenteration
KW - Radical urethrectomy
KW - Urethral carcinoma
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U2 - 10.3816/CGC.2008.n.022
DO - 10.3816/CGC.2008.n.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 18824439
AN - SCOPUS:58149186096
SN - 1558-7673
VL - 6
SP - 131
EP - 133
JO - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
JF - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
IS - 2
ER -