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| Issue : 4 | Page : 376-377 |
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Villous adenoma of female urethra: An investigation of the mechanism of development regarding glandular neoplasms in the urinary tract
Masaki Shiota1, Noriaki Tokuda1, Takehiro Kanou1, Humio Yamasaki2
1 Department of Urology, Saga Prefectural Hospital, Koseikan, Saga, Japan
2 Department of Pathology, Saga Prefectural Hospital, Koseikan, Saga, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Masaki Shiota
1-12-9, Mizugae, Saga, 840-0054
Japan
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.29132
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Villous adenomas are rare in the urinary tract. We herein report the fifth known such case while also making a review of the literature. A 54-year-old woman noticed a mass in her external genitalia and a tumor located on her external urethral orifice. The tumor was excised and pathologically confirmed to be a villous adenoma. Up to now, no sign of recurrence has been observed. However, we should be careful for malignant formation, because villous adenomas in the urinary tract frequently coexist with either adenocarcinoma or urothelial carcinoma. |
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