TY - JOUR
T1 - Squamous cell carcinoma in situ in a female urethral diverticulum
AU - Young, Diane
AU - Bilello, Seth
AU - Gomelsky, Alex
PY - 2007/5/1
Y1 - 2007/5/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Carcinoma in situ
KW - Squamous cell carcinoma
KW - Urethral diverticulum
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U2 - 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31802f1e17
DO - 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31802f1e17
M3 - Article
C2 - 17534097
AN - SCOPUS:34248145525
VL - 100
SP - 537
EP - 539
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
SN - 0038-4348
IS - 5
ER -