Mucinous adenocarcinoma of posterior urethra. Report of a case

Primary carcinoma of the male urethra accounts for less than 1% of malignancies in males. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the urethra is extremely rare, and its biologic behavior is not well known. We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma showing the histologic features of colloid adenocarcinoma that...

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Published in:Pathology, research and practice research and practice, 2005-01, Vol.201 (2), p.137-140
Main Authors: Yvgenia, Rosenblat, Ben Meir, David, Sibi, Joseph, Koren, Rumelia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - metabolism
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - surgery
Aged
CEA
Cytokeratin 20
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Male urethra
Urethral Neoplasms - metabolism
Urethral Neoplasms - pathology
Urethral Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Primary carcinoma of the male urethra accounts for less than 1% of malignancies in males. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the urethra is extremely rare, and its biologic behavior is not well known. We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma showing the histologic features of colloid adenocarcinoma that appears to have evolved either by neoplastic degeneration of goblet cells found in the urethral epithelium or by malignant degeneration of persistent glandular elements of uretheritis cystica and glandularis.
ISSN:0344-0338
1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2004.12.002