Primary adenocarcinoma of the urethra with metastasis to the glans penis: successful treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Primary carcinoma of the male urethra accounts for less than 1% of malignancies in males. A 54-year-old man with primary adenocarcinoma of the urethra with metastasis to the glans penis and lymphadenopathy in the right groin was treated successfully by combined chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil and cis-platinum) and external beam radiotherapy (total dose of 75 Gy). Short-term remission using multimodal approach with penile preservation was achieved in the present case.
Tefilli
M V
MV
Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Gheiler
E L
EL
Shekarriz
B
B
de Oliveira
J G
JG
Tiguert
R
R
Grignon
D
D
Pontes
J E
JE
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*