How is urethral cancer treated?

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What we call urethral cancer is actually a kind of epithelial tumor of urethra. This disease is relatively rare in clinical medicine. In fact, this disease mainly occurs in women. The majority of male patients with urethral cancer are older, but female patients with urethral cancer are also more common in the elderly. Primary urethral tumor is rare in clinic. Urethra is the only organ of urinary tract tumor in women more than in men. Secondary urethral cancer is more common than primary urethral cancer. So what are the best treatments for male urethral cancer? Now let's analyze them one by one.

How is urethral cancer treated?

1. First of all, for this disease we can use surgical treatment, this method is also more conventional treatment. Radical urethrectomy or radical extensive organ resection can be performed. If there is rectal wall infiltration, it is necessary to decide whether to do total pelvic organ resection or palliative treatment.

2. Secondly, chemotherapy can also be used. Penile resection and perineal urethrostomy were performed. After resection of the primary tumor, if the enlarged inguinal lymph nodes do not shrink and the cancer metastasis is confirmed by biopsy, the deep and shallow inguinal lymph nodes and pelvic lymph nodes should be removed.

3. Finally, radiotherapy can also be used. This method has certain harm to the body and is generally not recommended. The main purpose of radiotherapy for primary urethral carcinoma is to preserve organs. The effect depends on the location and size of the tumor. Anterior urethral carcinoma is better than posterior urethral carcinoma.

matters needing attention

We must avoid blind autonomy. Some patients with urethritis sometimes take anti-inflammatory drugs to temporarily control the disease and relieve symptoms. In fact, it is far from the cure standard. It not only can not achieve the ideal curative effect, but also has the opposite effect. It may miss the best treatment time in the early stage and become a chronic disease, which makes the treatment more difficult.