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Case Report
Primary urethral carcinoma mistaken as a caruncle: A case report
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kern Medical, Bakersfield, California, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2 Ross University School of Medicine, St. Michael, Barbados
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kern Medical, Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Department of Urology, Kern Medical, Bakersfield, California, USA
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Yufan Brandon Chen
9330 Stockdale Hwy #400, Bakersfield, CA 93311,
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Article ID: 100115Z08YC2022
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Chen YB, Bibby S, Hirai-Adachi C, Hillyer S. Primary urethral carcinoma mistaken as a caruncle: A case report. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2022;8:100115Z08YC2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Urethral caruncles are the most common benign urethral lesion in females, especially in post-menopausal women. In rare cases, primary urethral carcinoma can develop from a caruncle.
Case Report: We present a case of primary urethral carcinoma in a patient who presented with urethral tenderness and what appeared to be a benign urethral caruncle. After failing conservative therapy, she underwent excision of the lesion, which revealed moderately differentiated invasive squamous cell carcinoma. She then underwent excision of the distal urethra and anterior vaginal wall. No residual disease was discovered and she recovered well without symptoms of stress urinary incontinence.
Conclusion: Excision of a urethral caruncle is indicated in a symptomatic patient not responding to conservative therapy in order to rule out an underlying malignancy.
Keywords: Cancer, Caruncle, Dysuria, Urethra
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Yufan Brandon Chen - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sarah Bibby - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Chihiro Hirai-Adachi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Shahab Hillyer - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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