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Primary carcinoma of female urethra: Review of 20 cases
Author(s) -
Kamat Murali R.,
Kulkarni Jagdeesh N.,
Dhumale Rajendra G.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930160202
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , urethra , carcinoma , primary treatment , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , paleontology , biology
Twenty patients of primary urethral carcinoma in females are presented. Age group affected was between 40 and 60 years. Vague symptoms in early stage delayed the diagnosis in most patients. Surgery is the treatment of choice for meatal or anterior urethral lesions while combined Radiotherapy and surgery has been suggested as treatment for entire urethral lesions. In the present series 33% three years and 21% five years survivals were noted.