title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the urethral diverticulum mimicking prostate cancer: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Rahmi Gokhan
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Zubeyde
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bayol
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Gulden
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cezmi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Ferruh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zorlu