Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Manu Gupta, Yusuf Saifee, Mrinal Pahwa, Archna R. Pahwa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Urethral Leiomyoma
medicine.medical_specialty Benign Smooth Muscle Tumor business.industry Normal tissue Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology lcsh:RC870-923 Asymptomatic female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Female urethra Rare tumor Leiomyoma Urethra medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Urology, Vol 2012 (2012) Case Reports in Urology |
| ISSN: | 2090-6978 |
| Popis: | Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor which is rarely found in urethra. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of urethral leiomyoma in a twenty-seven-year-old female who presented with intermittent hematuria. Mass was completely excised with a rim of normal tissue. Patient remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence in followup. |
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