Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology.
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Koontz, BF; Lee, WR
Published in: Urol Clin North Am
August 2010
Urethral cancer is a rare but aggressive neoplasm. Early-stage distal lesions can be successfully treated with a single modality. Results for definitive radiotherapy using either or both external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy have shown excellent cure rates in men and women. The primary advantage of radiotherapy is organ preservation. Advanced tumors, however, have poor outcomes with single modality treatment. Results have been improved using a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, chiefly 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C. Although literature is limited to case reports because of the rarity of the disease, the markedly improved results compared with older results of surgery with or without radiation warrant consideration.
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Urol Clin North Am
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EISSN
1558-318X
Publication Date
August 2010
Volume
37
Issue
3
Start / End Page
459 / 466
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Urology & Nephrology
- Urethral Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Staging
- Humans
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Carcinoma
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Koontz, B. F., & Lee, W. R. (2010). Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology. Urol Clin North Am, 37(3), 459–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2010.04.007
Koontz, Bridget F., and W Robert Lee. “Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology.” Urol Clin North Am 37, no. 3 (August 2010): 459–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2010.04.007.
Koontz BF, Lee WR. Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology. Urol Clin North Am. 2010 Aug;37(3):459–66.
Koontz, Bridget F., and W. Robert Lee. “Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology.” Urol Clin North Am, vol. 37, no. 3, Aug. 2010, pp. 459–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2010.04.007.
Koontz BF, Lee WR. Carcinoma of the urethra: radiation oncology. Urol Clin North Am. 2010 Aug;37(3):459–466.
Published In
Urol Clin North Am
DOI
EISSN
1558-318X
Publication Date
August 2010
Volume
37
Issue
3
Start / End Page
459 / 466
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Urology & Nephrology
- Urethral Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Staging
- Humans
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Carcinoma
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences