General Information
The prognosis of urethral cancer depends on its anatomical location and the
depth of invasion. Superficial tumors located in the anterior urethra of both
the female and male are generally curable; deeply invasive lesions or those
lesions located in the posterior urethra, because they are almost always deeply
invasive, are rarely curable by any combinations of therapy.
Female urethral cancer is more common than male urethral cancer, but both
tumors are quite rare. The majority of information comes from cases
accumulated over many decades at major cancer centers. Rarely, melanomas or
periurethral sarcomas can occur.
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