Primary urethral carcinomas are uncommon, with urothelial carcinoma as the most common subtype.
Urethral diverticulum is also rarely seen in men. A 44-year-old male presented with voiding symptoms. Abdominoperineal resection, prostatectomy, bladder neck excision, and proximal urethral excision were performed. A pathological examination revealed a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) located inside an urethral diverticulum. We report this unusual case because primary SCC of the male urethral diverticulum is extremely rare. To our knowledge, our patient is only the second reported case.
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Ekin RG, Yildirim Z, Bayol U, Diniz G, Karaca C, Zorlu F. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Pathology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; Department of General Surgery, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Reference: Can Urol Assoc J. 2015 May-Jun;9(5-6):E329-32.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2326
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PMID: 26029309