Tumors of the male urethra
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Tumours of the male urethra are uncommon. They can be categorised both on the grounds of histology and location.
Histology
- squamous cell carcinoma of the urethra: 80%
- urothelial/transitional cell carcinoma of the urethra: 15% (predominantly posterior urethra)
- adenocarcinoma of the urethra: 5%
- leiomyosarcoma of the urethra: rare
- melanoma of the urethra (usually presents as primary prostatic melanoma): rare 1,2
- adenomatous polyp of urethra 3
- rhabdomyosarcoma (rare) 4
Location
- bulbomembranous urethra: 60%
- penile urethra: 30%
- prostatic urethra: 10%
See also
-<a href="/articles/transitional-cell-carcinoma-urethra-1">urothelial/transitional cell carcinoma of the urethra</a>: 15% (predominantly posterior urethra)</li>- +<a href="/articles/urothelial-cell-carcinoma-urethra">urothelial/transitional cell carcinoma of the urethra</a>: 15% (predominantly posterior urethra)</li>
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- +<a title="Rhabdomyosarcoma - general" href="/articles/rhabdomyosarcoma">rhabdomyosarcoma</a> (rare) <sup>4</sup>
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- 4. Wolfgang Dähnert. Radiology Review Manual. (2011) <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN9781609139438">ISBN: 9781609139438</a><span class="ref_v4"></span>
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