Carcinoma in situ in urethral diverticulum: pitfalls of marsupialization alone.
Carcinoma in situ was found in a urethral diverticulum in a fifty-one-year-old black woman. The discovery of this lesion lends support to the fact that biopsy of the urethral diverticulum should be performed even if a Spence-Duckett procedure is carrier out.
D001706:Biopsy; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*