[A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma in the region of the female urethra].
A 78-year-old woman was presented with bleeding in the region of the genitalia. The tumor arose from the urinary meatus and biopsy was performed. The pathological examination revealed sarcomatoid carcinoma which was composed of squamous cell carcinoma and spindle cell sarcoma. She underwent urethrectomy and suprapubic cystostomy. She is alive at 26-month follow-up, after local radiation therapy of 50 Gy to the recurrence sites.
Komai
Yoshinobu
Y
Department of Urology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital.
Urushibara
Masayasu
M
Saito
Kazutaka
K
Sakai
Kunihiko
K
Morimoto
Shinji
S
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003559:Cystostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery