title: A case of primary urethral lymphoma presenting as a huge mass surrounding the female urethra.
abstract: A patient with a primary malignant lymphoma surrounding the female urethra is reported. Despite the good response of the primary tumor to radiotherapy, the patient died shortly after diagnosis due to disseminated disease. We reviewed 16 cases of this rare entity reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terachi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy