[Primary carcinoma of the female urethra: case report]

The authors report a case of primary carcinoma of the urethra in a 53-year-old woman. She presented with a 4-month history of dysuria, and clinical examination revealed a hemorrhagic tumor 2 cm in diameter in the center of the urethral meatus. Histopathological examination of the biopsy specimens showed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the urethra. The patient underwent urethrocystectomy with colpohysterectomy and Bricker-type urinary diversion. The post-operative period was uneventful. The patient received adjuvant chemo- and radiotherapy. The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cancer of the female urethra are discussed with a review of the literature