What is the treatment for urethral cancer?

The urethra is quite: Sort in comparison to men. Also, this thankfullly rare tumor extends beyond the urethra to invade adjacent tissue. Surgery may require urinary diversion, penectomy in men, and radiotherapy is added sometimes supplemented with chemotherapy.

Surgery: Affected are of urethra should be excised with an adequate margin. This may require partial or total amputation of penis. May also require inguinal lymph node dissection. Urethral cancer is sometimes associated with bladder cancer in both men and women. This can be treated with removal of bladder together with entire urethra plus urinary diversion.