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. 2011 Apr 1;2011(4):2.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/2011.4.2.

Signet ring adenocarcinoma of a urethral diverticulum

Gm Grimsby  1 , Ce Wolter  1
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Signet ring adenocarcinoma of a urethral diverticulum

Gm Grimsby et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Urethral diverticula are a rare entity. Carcinoma in a urethral diverticulum is a particularly unusual finding with only a little over 200 cases in the reported literature. Adenocarcinoma is the most common carcinoma to occur in a urethral diverticulum. To our knowledge, there are only a handful of cases of signet ring cell adenocarcimona of the urethra and no cases of signet ring adenocarcinoma found in a urethral diverticulum. We present a case report of an incidentally found signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of a female urethral diverticulum.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
MRI of the Pelvis Showing Two Separate Urethral Diverticula
Figure 2
Figure 2
H&E Stain of the Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma from the Urethral Diverticulum
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