[Cancer of the female urethra. Report of a new case a review of the literature].
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.
Gómez Díaz
María Estrella
ME
Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, España.
Castaño González-Coto
Daniel
D
Cuervo Calvo
Javier
J
Muruamendiaraz Fernández
Valentín
V
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