Squamous cell cancer of female urethra. Successful treatment with chemoradiotherapy.
We report the case of a seventy-four-year-old woman with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the urethra who achieved complete biopsy-proved regression of the tumor for more than thirty months after therapy with 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C, and radiotherapy.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil