title: Primary lymphoma of the female urethra.
abstract: The case of a 69-year-old female patient come to our observation with the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on histology and cystoscopy is discussed. Symptoms were characterized by dysuria, vaginal spotting and abdominal pain. CT and NMR for staging and control CT during chemotherapy were performed. They documented marked reduction of the neoformation protruding into the bladder and concentric urethral thickening associated with volumetric stability of intercavoaortic lymph node involvement and stable condition of the other localizations.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Radiodiagnostica del Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, Università Cattolica, Campobasso, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dell'Atti
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Missere
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Restaino
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carlino
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cucci
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciuffreda
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sallustio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging