An unusual case of female hypospadias associated with a pelvic mass.
Female hypospadias is a rare malformation. We report on an unusual case that presented with a urethral dimple in the perineum in association with a pelvic soft tissue sarcoma compressing and displacing the urethra. The diagnosis was made by cystoscopy, and, as the patients remained asymptomatic, no treatment was eventually required for her urologic malformation. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of female hypospadias associated with a perineal urethral dimple. The possible pathogenesis of the malformation is discussed also in relation to the simultaneous presence of a pelvic mass.
Vezzù
Beatrice
B
Department of Oncological Sciences, Section of Paediatric Urology, Urology Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35100 Padua, Italy.
Castagnetti
Marco
M
Bisogno
Gianni
G
Cecchetto
Giovanni
G
Rigamonti
Waifro
W
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014563:Urodynamics; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents