Abstract
Female hypospadias is a rare malformation. We report on an unusual case that presented
with a urethral dimple in the perineum in association with a pelvic soft tissue sarcoma
compressing and displacing the urethra. The diagnosis was made by cystoscopy, and,
as the patients remained asymptomatic, no treatment was eventually required for her
urologic malformation. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of female
hypospadias associated with a perineal urethral dimple. The possible pathogenesis
of the malformation is discussed also in relation to the simultaneous presence of
a pelvic mass.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 21,
2008
Received in revised form:
March 18,
2008
Received:
January 30,
2008
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