Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report

Urethral caruncle in young female is uncommon. Here we report a case of it seen in our urogynaecology outpatient clinic which was surgically managed. An 18-year-old teenage girl presented with periurethral mass for few months. Suspicion of the diagnosis of urethral caruncle was made clinically and...

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Main Authors: Dasrilsyah, Rima Anggrena, Kamarudin, Maherah, Apana, Aruku Naidu
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Language:English
Published: Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114465/
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Apana, Aruku Naidu
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description Urethral caruncle in young female is uncommon. Here we report a case of it seen in our urogynaecology outpatient clinic which was surgically managed. An 18-year-old teenage girl presented with periurethral mass for few months. Suspicion of the diagnosis of urethral caruncle was made clinically and we proceeded with surgical excision of the mass under local anaesthesia. Histopathological examination confirms the diagnosis. This case shows that although the presentation was atypical and is rarely seen in teenagers, it should be considered as one of the differentials when dealing with vaginal mass besides urethral prolapse, urethral diverticulum, urethrocele or even malignancy. Although urethral caruncle is more commonly associated with postmenopausal due to the hypoestrogenic state, it is important to integrate a clinical suspicion and decision for excision based on presenting symptoms.
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spelling upm-1144652025-01-20T02:51:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114465/ Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report Dasrilsyah, Rima Anggrena Kamarudin, Maherah Apana, Aruku Naidu Urethral caruncle in young female is uncommon. Here we report a case of it seen in our urogynaecology outpatient clinic which was surgically managed. An 18-year-old teenage girl presented with periurethral mass for few months. Suspicion of the diagnosis of urethral caruncle was made clinically and we proceeded with surgical excision of the mass under local anaesthesia. Histopathological examination confirms the diagnosis. This case shows that although the presentation was atypical and is rarely seen in teenagers, it should be considered as one of the differentials when dealing with vaginal mass besides urethral prolapse, urethral diverticulum, urethrocele or even malignancy. Although urethral caruncle is more commonly associated with postmenopausal due to the hypoestrogenic state, it is important to integrate a clinical suspicion and decision for excision based on presenting symptoms. Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114465/1/114465.pdf Dasrilsyah, Rima Anggrena and Kamarudin, Maherah and Apana, Aruku Naidu (2024) Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report. Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 32 (5). pp. 418-421. ISSN 0857-6084; eISSN: 2673-0871 https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjog/article/view/269356 10.14456/tjog.2024.45
spellingShingle Dasrilsyah, Rima Anggrena
Kamarudin, Maherah
Apana, Aruku Naidu
Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title_full Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title_fullStr Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title_short Urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
title_sort urethral caruncle: a diagnosis conundrum in teenage girl: a case report
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