Abstract
There have been less than 100 reported cases of carcinoma in a female urethral diverticulum, with only 10 of these cases being squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The course of this disease is frequently aggressive, despite multimodality treatment, and most patients die within 2 to 3 years. To our knowledge, carcinoma in situ of the female urethral diverticulum has not been reported to date, and thus, optimal treatment is not well defined. A 41-year-old woman was found to have SCC in situ without evidence of invasive carcinoma after diverticulectomy. She elected close observation and remains disease-free at 2 years. A brief overview is given of the presentation, management, and outcomes of urethral diverticular carcinoma.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 537-539 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Southern medical journal |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Carcinoma in situ
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Urethral diverticulum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Young, D., Bilello, S., & Gomelsky, A. (2007). Squamous cell carcinoma in situ in a female urethral diverticulum. Southern medical journal, 100(5), 537-539. https://doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31802f1e17