title: Transitional cloacogenic carcinoma of the female urethra treated with external irradiation and afterloading with cobalt-60.
abstract: A case of transitional cloacogenic carcinoma of the urethra in a 70-year-old woman is reported. Due to incomplete removal of the tumor and reluctancy to undergo extensive surgery, the patient also received external radiation and afterloading with cobalt-60. The patient is alive with no evidence of disease 7 years after the diagnosis, which may suggest that postoperative radiation as outlined should be considered in elderly women with urethral carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henriksson
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Friberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes