Aggressive course of a rare type of urethral cancer in women
- Authors: Streltsova O.S.1, Yunusova K.E.1, Krupin V.N.1, Vlasov V.V.1, Kuyarov A.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
- Issue: Vol 10, No 2 (2020)
- Pages: 181-186
- Section: Сlinical observations
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/uroved/article/view/33997
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/uroved102181-186
- ID: 33997
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Abstract
The article provides a clinical case of urethral cancer in women. Primary urethral carcinomas are rare, less than 1% of all malignant tumors. According to the Rarecare Cancer Surveillance Agency for Europe (RARECARE), urethral cancer in women is 0.6 and 1.6 in men per 1 million people per year. A 56-year-old patient with histologically verified clear cell adenocarcinoma of the proximal urethra was monitored for 18 months. An aggressive course of the tumor process has been shown, which led to the need to perform anterior exenteration of the pelvic organs. The histogenesis of primary clear cell urethral adenocarcinoma has not been definitively determined. The atypical external localization in the described case suggests the periurethral origin of this cancerous tumor from the Skene’s glands. The demonstration of a rare form of urethral cancer, clear cell adenocarcinoma, contributes to the accumulation of knowledge about its histopathology and clinical course, as well as increasing cancer alertness in the treatment of urethral diseases in doctors of any specialty.
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Olga S. Streltsova
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: strelzova_uro@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9097-0267
SPIN-code: 9674-0382
Doctor of Medical Science, Professor, Department of Urology named after E.V. Shakhov
Russian Federation, Nizhnij NovgorodKaterina E. Yunusova
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
Email: katyayunusova@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9283-0332
SPIN-code: 9211-4897
Candidate of Medical Science, Associate Professor of the Department of Pathological Anatomy
Russian Federation, Nizhnij NovgorodValentin N. Krupin
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
Email: vn.krupin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4887-4888
Doctor of Medical Science, Professor, Head of the Department of Urology named after E.V. Shakhov
Russian Federation, Nizhny NovgorodVasiliy V. Vlasov
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
Email: urolog.75@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9502-4229
Candidate of Medical Science, Associate Professor of the Department of Urology named after E.V. Shakhov
Russian Federation, Nizhnij NovgorodAnton S. Kuyarov
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
Email: kuyarov.anton@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0503-6128
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Russian Federation, Nizhnij NovgorodReferences
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