title: Contemporary Management of Primary Distal Urethral Cancer.
abstract: Primary urethral cancer is one of the rare urologic tumors. Distal urethral tumors are usually less advanced at diagnosis compared with proximal tumors and have a good prognosis if treated appropriately. Low-stage distal tumors can be managed successfully with a surgical approach in men or radiation therapy in women. There are no clear-cut indications for the choice of the most appropriate treatment modality. Organ-preserving modalities have shown effective and should be used whenever they do not compromise the oncological safety to decrease the physical and psychological trauma of dismemberment or loss of sexual/urinary function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A3J1, Canada.
authors.forename: Samer L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Traboulsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein South 10 (659), PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johannes Alfred
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Witjes
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H4A3J1, Canada. Electronic address: wassim.kassouf@muhc.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kassouf
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological / Q000639:trends*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Therapeutics; Therapy; Urethra; Urethral neoplasms