Primary Urethral Cancer Research Articles

Management of primary urethral cancer

Objectives. To determine the best therapeutic approach for treatment of patients with urethral cancer according to tumor location and clinical-pathologic stage. Methods. A retrospective review of 21 consecutive patients diagnosed with primary urethral carcinoma was performed. Clinical-pathologic staging, treatment modality, and outcome were analyzed. Results. The overall survival rate was 62%. In patients with clinical Stage Ta-2N0M0 tumors, 8 of 9 patients (89%) are free of disease compared to 5 of 12 patients (42%) with Stage T3-4N0-2M0 tumors ( P = 0.03). Best treatment outcome for patients with Stage T3 disease or higher was obtained when multimodality therapy (neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy with or without surgery) was administered, with a disease-free survival rate of 60%. Conclusions. Clinical-pathologic stage was a strong predictor of disease-free survival rate. For patients with Ta-2N0M0 tumors, multimodality therapy may not be required. Conversely, best treatment outcomes in patients with T3-4N0-2M0 tumors are obtained by administering a multimodal therapy combining chemotherapy and radiation therapy with surgical resection.

青年男子 (24才) の原発性尿道癌の1例

This is a case diagnosed as that of primary urethral cancer, in which the cancer cell are chiefly of squamous epithelial nature involving the Bulbus Urethralis and Fossa Navicularis.Priapism was manifest throughout the course of the disease.Removal of the entire sexual organ was followed by urethroplasty. No recurrence or metastasis have been noted during the past one year of observation.