title: Plasmacytoma of the urethra treated by excisional biopsy.
abstract: Plasmacytoma is an unusual disease of plasma cells, its presentation in the urethra is rare. We report the sixth known case of primary urethral plasmacytoma, which was treated by surgical excision, without recurrence for 3 years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Universitary Hospital of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Lemos
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*