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Leiomyoma in a female urethral diverticulum

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Neoplasms arising within urethral diverticula are rare. It is important to know if a diverticulum is filled by tumor, but traditional diagnostic methods, such as voiding cystourethrography, cannot detect a tumor or diverticulum, as in our case. We report an unusual case of leiomyoma developing in a female urethra diverticulum and review the literature.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey

    Demet Karadag & Oya Caglar

  2. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Hakan Haliloglu

  3. Mikropat Pathology Center, Ankara, Turkey

    Omur Ataoglu

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Karadag, D., Caglar, O., Haliloglu, A.H. et al. Leiomyoma in a female urethral diverticulum. Jpn J Radiol 28, 369–371 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-010-0431-3

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