[Venous hemangioma of the urethra: a case report]

A case of urethral hemangioma in a 61-year-old female is reported. She had the complaint of urethral bleeding and difficulty on urination since November 2, 1986. Physical examination revealed a reddish colored, thumb-head sized tumor at the external urethral meatus. All laboratory tests revealed normal findings. At cystoscopy reddish mucosa was found at the distal urethra. With the preoperative diagnosis of urethral tumor, the tumor was removed en masse under spinal anesthesia. The tumor mass was 2.0 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm. The specimen was pathologically diagnosed as venous hemangioma of the urethra. The patient remains symptomless for 2 months after the operation. Six cases of urethral hemangioma including this case have been reported in the Japanese literature and are reviewed briefly.