title: Adenocarcinoma of the rectum with a solitary metastasis to the urethra in a female.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital, K. U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stragier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Poppel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geboes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: 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*