Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Female Urethra: A Case Report of a Rare Disease.
WHY IT MATTERS
This case report helps doctors recognize and diagnose primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the female urethra earlier, since it's so rare that many physicians may never encounter it in their careers.
Doctors found a very rare type of cancer in a woman's urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body). This cancer, called clear cell adenocarcinoma, is so uncommon that only a few cases have ever been reported. The article describes how doctors used special imaging scans (MRI and PET/CT) to find and diagnose this cancer.
Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Female Urethra: A Case Report of a Rare Disease. Abstract: Primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra (CCAU) is a rare malignant tumor in the female genitourinary tract and reported only in single case reports. Imaging examinations play an important role in preoperative localization and qualitative diagnosis; the final diagnosis relies on pathologic examination. We report here the MRI and FDG PET/CT findings of primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra in a female. Authors: Cui et al. Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine MeSH: Humans, Female, Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell, Urethral Neoplasms, Rare Diseases, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Middle Aged