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Clear cell adenocarcinoma in a female urethral diverticulum
A Collado1, F Algaba, J Caparrós
1Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. urología@fundacio-puigvert.es
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|July 21, 2000
Abstract:
The incidence of a neoplasm within the female urethral diverticulum is rare. Clear cell adenocarcinoma, which is the most common neoplasm, arises from the metaplasia of surface transitional epithelium and the paraurethral ducts. These tumors are usually diagnosed at a late stage, which worsens their prognosis. The treatment of choice is surgery.