Urethral Cancer

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Signs and Symptoms

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.

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