Adenocarcinoma of the rectum with a solitary metastasis to the urethra in a female.
Adenocarcinoma of the urethra is extremely rare, constituting 10 to 20% of all primary urethral malignancies in women. As in men, the squamous carcinoma accounts for 70% of all urethral tumours. Adenocarcinomas are mostly primary lesions, originating from the paraurethral glands. A case is reported about a female patient, presenting with a mucinous urethral adenocarcinoma, presumably secondary to a primary rectal adenocarcinoma.
Stragier
J
J
Department of Urology, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven, Belgium.
Van Poppel
H
H
Mertens
V
V
Geboes
K
K
Baert
L
L
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*