Open AccessVillous adenoma of female urethra: An investigation of the mechanism of development regarding glandular neoplasms in the urinary tract
Author(s) -
Masaki Shiota,
Noriaki Tokuda,
Takehiro Kanou,
Humio Yamasaki
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.29132
Subject(s) - medicine , villous adenoma , urinary system , urethra , mesonephric duct , urology , adenoma , pathology , anatomy , kidney
Villous adenomas are rare in the urinary tract. We herein report the fifth known such case while also making a review of the literature. A 54-year-old woman noticed a mass in her external genitalia and a tumor located on her external urethral orifice. The tumor was excised and pathologically confirmed to be a villous adenoma. Up to now, no sign of recurrence has been observed. However, we should be careful for malignant formation, because villous adenomas in the urinary tract frequently coexist with either adenocarcinoma or urothelial carcinoma