title: [Cancer of the female urethra. Report of a new case a review of the literature].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the main features of female urethral cancer, the only genitourinary neoplasm with a predilection for women, the ratio being 4:1. Female urethral cancer is an uncommon neoplasm that accounts for only 0.02% of all cancers found in women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of female urethral cancer in a 52-year-old woman is presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Female urethral cancer is an uncommon neoplasm. The clinical pathologic stage is the best predictor of the disease-free survival rate. For patients with Ta-2N0M0 tumors, multimodality therapy may not be required. For patients with T3-4N0M0 tumors, the best results are obtained with multimodal radiation and chemotherapy with surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, España.
authors.forename: María Estrella
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gómez Díaz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castaño González-Coto
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuervo Calvo
authors.forename: Valentín
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Muruamendiaraz Fernández
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology