Preservation of erectile function and urinary continence in squamous cell carcinoma of the bulbomembranous urethra.

INTRODUCTION C arcinoma of the male urethra is an uncommon neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies, and generally occurs in the 5 decade of life. It is a very serious disease, often with a late diagnosis and lymph node involvement, which usually manifests as ure(2-4) Dysuria is the most common symptom, sometimes associated with pain during urination, later with hematuria. The epithelial neoplasms in the male urethra are usually squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), and adenocarcinoma in order of prevalence. Management of the urethral carcinoma is still controversial. The surgical approach to the urethral