Tumors of the male urethra
Tumors of the male urethra are uncommon. They can be categorized 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
- adenomatous polyp of urethra
- rhabdomyosarcoma: rare
Location
- bulbomembranous urethra: 60%
- penile urethra: 30%
- prostatic urethra: 10%
See also
Siehe auch:
- anatomy of the urethra
- melanoma of prostate
- Transitionalzellkarzinom der Urethra
- primäres malignes Melanom der Urethra
- Tumoren der Urethra bei der Frau
- Tumoren der Urethra
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Tumoren der Urethra beim Mann:
