Urethral diverticulum carcinoma management: a case report and review of the literature
Xuefan Yang, Yulin Lai, Dihao Deng, Wenqi Jiang, Qiong Deng, Zhu Wang, Hui Liang · 2026
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Xuefan Yang and colleagues present a rare cancer case alongside a review of past reports in this 2026 paper. The cancer grew inside a urethral diverticulum, a small pouch off the urine channel in a woman. Such cancers are so rare that no standard treatment path exists, and their vague symptoms often pass for a simple urine infection.
Their patient was a 46-year-old woman with two years of frequent, urgent, and painful urination. Scans found a growth about five centimeters wide around the urethra, and a biopsy showed papillary carcinoma. Surgeons removed the front pelvic organs, rerouted urine through a piece of bowel, and rebuilt the vagina. Final tests showed a high-grade cancer that had reached the bladder wall muscle. The authors press for careful exams and wider sharing of cases.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xuefan Yang, Yulin Lai, Dihao Deng, Wenqi Jiang, Qiong Deng, Zhu Wang, Hui Liang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24963 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |