Open AccessPrimary proximal urethral adenocarcinoma: Case report and brief review
Author(s) -
Marcos Duarte Siosaki,
Roberto Días Machado,
Ana Tarsila Fonseca Souza,
Wesley Justino Magnabosco,
Alexandre César Santos,
Fernando Zapparoli Gonçalves,
Fernando Coutinho Pereira,
Carlos Flávio de Araújo Silva,
Eliney Ferreira Faria
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.399
Subject(s) - adenocarcinoma , medicine , urethra , pelvic exenteration , prostatic adenocarcinoma , general surgery , surgery , cancer , urology
Primary urethral cancer in females is rare. It has a poor prognosis. The published data on this topic are limited, composed mostly of small case series. This paper presents a case of an advanced adenocarcinoma of the urethra, intestinal type, treated with anterior exenteration.