title: [A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma in the region of the female urethra].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital.
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komai
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urushibara
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: 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