title: Malignant lymphoma in the female urethra.
abstract: Primary malignant lymphomas in the female urethra are extremely rare. We report a 63-year-old woman who presented with a localized tumor of the urethral meatus. The tumor was classified as a non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma, a diffuse, small cleaved cell type according to the Working Formulation classification. Immunohistochemistry confirmed that the tumor was derived from B cells. The patient underwent chemotherapy and remains free from evidence of the disease 3 yr after excision. To our knowledge she is the seventh case of malignant lymphoma in the female urethra reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, Sakata, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakizaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sugano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone