Clear cell adenocarcinoma of a female urethra: A case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra is an extremely rare tumour. Its histogenetic derivation remains controversial.


METHODS
We report a new case of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the proximal urethra in a 56-year-old woman who presented with grossly hematuria. Urethral cystoscopy revealed a tumour protruding from the posterior urethral wall at the bladder neck. Treatment consisted of urethrocystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection. Histologically, the neoplasm consisted of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra.


CONCLUSIONS
It appears that female urethral adenocarcinoma has more than one tissue of origin.
Department of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Amel
A
Trabelsi
Soumaya Ben
SB
Abdelkrim
Soumaya
S
Rammeh
Wided
W
Stita
Nabil Ben
NB
Sorba
Moncef
M
Mokni
Slim Ben
SB
Ahmed
Sadok
S
Korbi