title: Angiomyofibroblastoma of the female urethra.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angiomyofibroblastoma is a relatively recently described rare tumor of the superficial soft tissues. To date, 57 cases of angiomyofibroblastoma of the external genitalia in women have been reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We describe a case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with the urinary stream flowing out in the posterior direction and whose diagnosis was a urethral tumor, angiomyofibroblastoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Angiomyofibroblastoma has a potential arising from the female urethra as well as other areas of the external genitalia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin