A Primary Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting as a Mid-Bulbar Urethral Stricture in a 30-Year-Old Male

The bulbar urethra is the most common site of anterior urethral strictures. In this case report, we present a 30-year-old male who was referred to us as a case of mid-bulbar urethral stricture. Urethroplasty was booked and a papillary lesion was found on routine diagnostic cystoscopy. An open biopsy...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 7
Main Authors Alghafees, Mohammad A, Seyam, Raouf M, Altaweel, Waleed M, Alghamdi, Omar S, Al-Hussain, Turki, Alotaibi, Tariq, Alturki, Abdullah, Alessa, Laila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto (CA) Cureus 31.07.2021
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Oncology
Urology
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Summary:The bulbar urethra is the most common site of anterior urethral strictures. In this case report, we present a 30-year-old male who was referred to us as a case of mid-bulbar urethral stricture. Urethroplasty was booked and a papillary lesion was found on routine diagnostic cystoscopy. An open biopsy was taken which showed invasive high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation. This case is rare in terms of a young age of incidence, a lack of risk factors, an absence of suspicious symptoms, and a short duration of signs and symptoms. Urologists should consider workup for malignancy even in young patients who present with an idiopathic urethral stricture and a short duration of symptoms.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.16774