[A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma in the region of the female urethra]

Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. 2005 Sep;96(6):650-3. doi: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.96.650.
[Article in Japanese]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Carcinosarcoma / surgery
  • Cystostomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Sarcoma / surgery
  • Urethra / surgery
  • Urethral Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urethral Neoplasms / surgery