title: Primary carcinoma of the female urethra.
abstract: Experience in the diagnosis and management of 39 female patients with primary carcinoma of the urethra is described. The condition presents to both gynaecological and urological units and has a relatively good prognosis provided that it is diagnosed quickly. There must be, however, a clinical awareness of the condition in those patients presenting with non-specific urological symptoms. Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice using interstitial implants for the superficial tumours and external beam for the deeper tumours. Surgery alone is possible in only a small number of cases, it being reserved mainly for recurrent or resistant disease.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy