[Female urethral caruncle. A thrombosis of the dorsal venous complex?].
Five 72-86 years old women complaining of vaginal bleeding and genital discomfort during the last three weeks. Physical examination show an urethral mass of 1 cm diameter with a black, hard and painful area inside. Blood test was normal, and clinical diagnosis of caruncle urethral thrombosis was done. Topic treatment was develop with good results. We discuss the pathogenic and clinical presentation as well as the treatment of this unusual lesion.
Fernández Arjona
M
M
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Santa Bárbara de Puertollano, Ciudad Real.
De castro Barbosa
F
F
Cortés Aranguez
I
I
Pop
B
B
Perandones Fernández
C
C
Ladrón Gil
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014521:Urethra / Q000098:blood supply; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*