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Descriptor
English
:
Urethral Neoplasms
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neoplasias Uretrales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neoplasias Uretrais
Synonyms
English
:
Cancer of Urethra
Urethral Cancer
Tree Number:
C04.588.945.947.945
C12.758.820.937
C12.777.767.601
C13.351.937.820.890
C13.351.968.767.601
Definition
English
:
Cancer or tumors of the
URETHRA
. Benign epithelial tumors of the
urethra
usually consist of squamous and transitional
cells
. Primary urethral carcinomas are rare and typically of squamous
cells
. Urethral
carcinoma
is the only urological malignancy that is more common in females than in males.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
URETERAL NEOPLASMS
, especially in Romance
language
: see note on "ureteral" & "urethral" under
URETERAL DISEASES
; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
14922
Unique Identifier:
D014523
Occurrence in VHL
:
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