Title |
Skene duct adenocarcinoma in a patient with an elevated serum prostate-specific antigen level: a case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1558-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sohgo Tsutsumi, Takashi Kawahara, Yusuke Hattori, Taku Mochizuki, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Yasuhide Miyoshi, Masako Otani, Hiroji Uemura |
Abstract |
Female urethral carcinoma is a very rare disease that accounts for 0.02% of malignant diseases in female patients. A 70-year-old Asian Japanese woman with a urethral tumor was referred to our hospital to undergo further examination. Biopsy specimens showed urethral adenocarcinoma that was positive for prostate-specific antigen. Her serum prostate-specific antigen level before surgery was 34.4 ng/ml. Urethral tumor resection with pelvic lymph node resection was performed. Her serum prostate-specific antigen level decreased to < 0.01 ng/ml after surgery. We report a very rare case of Skene duct adenocarcinoma in a female patient with serum prostate-specific antigen elevation. |
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