Autor: |
Sohgo Tsutsumi, Takashi Kawahara, Yusuke Hattori, Taku Mochizuki, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Yasuhide Miyoshi, Masako Otani, Hiroji Uemura |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2018 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1752-1947 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s13256-017-1558-y |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Female urethral carcinoma is a very rare disease that accounts for 0.02% of malignant diseases in female patients. Case presentation A 70-year-old Asian Japanese woman with a urethral tumor was referred to our hospital to undergo further examination. Biopsy specimens showed urethral adenocarcinoma that was positive for prostate-specific antigen. Her serum prostate-specific antigen level before surgery was 34.4 ng/ml. Urethral tumor resection with pelvic lymph node resection was performed. Her serum prostate-specific antigen level decreased to |
Databáze: |
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