[Cancer of the female urethra. Report of a new case a review of the literature]

Autor: María Estrella, Gómez Díaz, Daniel, Castaño González-Coto, Javier, Cuervo Calvo, Valentín, Muruamendiaraz Fernández
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Archivos espanoles de urologia. 55(5)
ISSN: 0004-0614
Popis: To review the main features of female urethral cancer, the only genitourinary neoplasm with a predilection for women, the ratio being 4:1. Female urethral cancer is an uncommon neoplasm that accounts for only 0.02% of all cancers found in women.A case of female urethral cancer in a 52-year-old woman is presented.Female urethral cancer is an uncommon neoplasm. The clinical pathologic stage is the best predictor of the disease-free survival rate. For patients with Ta-2N0M0 tumors, multimodality therapy may not be required. For patients with T3-4N0M0 tumors, the best results are obtained with multimodal radiation and chemotherapy with surgical resection.
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