Early cancer of the urethra often does not produce symptoms. As the disease progresses, symptoms include the following:
- Blood in the urine (hematuria)
- Diminished urine stream and straining to void (caused by urethral stricture)
- Frequent urination and increased nighttime urination (nocturia)
- Hardening of tissue in the perineum, labia, or penis
- Itching
- Incontinence
- Pain during or after sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Painful urination (dysuria)
- Recurrent urinary tract infection
- Urethral discharge and swelling
Advanced cases of urethral cancer may produce swollen lymph nodes in the groin.
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 01 Mar 2002
Reviewed by: Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 04 Dec 2007
Urethral Cancer, Signs, Symptoms reprinted with permission from urologychannel.com
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