Undiagnosed urethral carcinoma: an unusual cause of female urinary retention.
Female urinary retention is extremely rare. Two cases of female urethral carcinoma that presented as urinary retention are reviewed and discussed.
Kobashi
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Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA.
Hong
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Leach
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*