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Cancer of the urethra is rarely seen in malignant tumors, and, more common among women. By extension, the urethra is long and 4 cm in women and up to 20 cm in men. Tumors can be stationed in both the proximal and the distal urethra, but the majority of female urethral cancers arise in the external opening at the junction between the epithelium of the urethra and the stratified squamous epithelium of the vulva.
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Risk factors that contribute to cancer development urethra
A history of bladder cancer.
Chronic inflammatory diseases of the urethra, which include venereal disease, and recurrent inflammation of the urinary system. Moreover, many sexually transmitted diseases are asymptomatic. So, according to U.S. researchers, a new infection that is... Read more »
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If the detection of cancer in women the urethra is not too much difficulty, the timely diagnosis of cancer of the urethra in men, especially when the tumor is not located in the external opening of the urethra, and the course of the urethra, presents considerable difficulties. This is due to the fact that the initial stages of the tumor does not express the clinical manifestations, and the variety of symptoms in the later stages allows the doctor to suspect other di... Read more »
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Treatment of Urethral Cancer
Choice of treatment of patients suffering from cancer of the urethra, depending on the location of the tumor, degree of differentiation of cancer cells and the extent of the tumor. Treatment of patients suffering from cancer o... Read more » |
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