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Case report: transitional cell carcinoma in situ within a urethral diverticulum

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A 56-year-old female smoker presented after long diagnostic delay with high-grade transitional cell carcinoma in situ within a urethral diverticulum. This is the third report of this type in the literature. Preoperative investigations, including urine cytology and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were not helpful.

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  1. John Hunter Hospital, PO Box 648, The Junction, 2291, NSW, Australia

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Manning, J. Case report: transitional cell carcinoma in situ within a urethral diverticulum. Int Urogynecol J 23, 1801–1803 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1789-9

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