Urethral caruncle occurring in a young girl--a case report.
Urethral caruncles are the most common benign tumors in the female urethra, and are usually found in the posterior lip of the urethral meatus of post-menopausal women. It is very rare in young girls. Its etiology is unknown. We add a case of urethral caruncle occurring in a 2 year and 5 month-old girl's mid-urethra. We believe that further accumulation of unusual cases may be helpful in discovering the pathogenesis.
Department of Urology, Kangnam Sungshim Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
K K
KK
Kim
D Y
DY
Sin
H W
HW
Park
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*