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Urethral Undifferentiated Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
277842
•Concept ID:
C1336867
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Urethra; Anaplastic Carcinoma of Urethra; Anaplastic Urethra Carcinoma; Anaplastic Urethral Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Urethra; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Urethra; Undifferentiated Urethra Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Urethral Carcinoma

Definition

An undifferentiated carcinoma arising from the urethra. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUrethral Undifferentiated Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bladder Cancer, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Flaig TW, Spiess PE, Agarwal N, Bangs R, Boorjian SA, Buyyounouski MK, Chang S, Downs TM, Efstathiou JA, Friedlander T, Greenberg RE, Guru KA, Guzzo T, Herr HW, Hoffman-Censits J, Hoimes C, Inman BA, Jimbo M, Kader AK, Lele SM, Michalski J, Montgomery JS, Nandagopal L, Pagliaro LC, Pal SK, Patterson A, Plimack ER, Pohar KS, Preston MA, Sexton WJ, Siefker-Radtke AO, Tward J, Wright JL, Gurski LA, Johnson-Chilla A
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020 Mar;18(3):329-354. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.0011. PMID: 32135513
Management of Urethral Recurrences: Urothelial and Nonurothelial.
Zargar-Shoshtari K, Sexton WJ, Poch MA
Urol Clin North Am 2016 Nov;43(4):515-521. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2016.06.012. PMID: 27717437
Management of advanced primary urethral carcinomas.
Dayyani F, Hoffman K, Eifel P, Guo C, Vikram R, Pagliaro LC, Pettaway C
BJU Int 2014 Jul;114(1):25-31. Epub 2014 May 22 doi: 10.1111/bju.12630. PMID: 24447439

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urethral recurrence after radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fahmy O, Khairul-Asri MG, Schubert T, Renninger M, Kübler H, Stenzl A, Gakis G
Urol Oncol 2018 Feb;36(2):54-59. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.11.007. PMID: 29196179
Female Urethra Adenocarcinoma.
Dell'Atti L, Galosi AB
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Apr;16(2):e263-e267. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.10.006. PMID: 29113768
Carcinoma of the urethra.
Zhang M, Adeniran AJ, Vikram R, Tamboli P, Pettaway C, Bondaruk J, Liu J, Baggerly K, Czerniak B
Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:35-44. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.006. PMID: 28827100Free PMC Article
Urethral carcinoma in situ: recognition and management.
Berjeaut RH, Persaud MD, Sopko N, Burnett AL
Int Urol Nephrol 2017 Apr;49(4):637-641. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s11255-017-1512-3. PMID: 28101735
Pathophysiology and Contributing Factors in Postprostatectomy Incontinence: A Review.
Heesakkers J, Farag F, Bauer RM, Sandhu J, De Ridder D, Stenzl A
Eur Urol 2017 Jun;71(6):936-944. Epub 2016 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.09.031. PMID: 27720536

Diagnosis

Urethral Masses.
Serrell EC, McAchran SE
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Sep;48(3):599-616. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.05.011. PMID: 34416940
Female Urethra Adenocarcinoma.
Dell'Atti L, Galosi AB
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Apr;16(2):e263-e267. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.10.006. PMID: 29113768
Carcinoma of the urethra.
Zhang M, Adeniran AJ, Vikram R, Tamboli P, Pettaway C, Bondaruk J, Liu J, Baggerly K, Czerniak B
Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:35-44. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.006. PMID: 28827100Free PMC Article
The occult urothelial cancer.
Ragonese M, Racioppi M, D'Agostino D, Di Gianfrancesco L, Lenci N, Bientinesi R, Palermo G, Sacco E, Pinto F, Bassi PF
Urologia 2016 May 24;83(2):55-60. Epub 2016 Mar 14 doi: 10.5301/uro.5000131. PMID: 26481721
MRI of female urethra and periurethral pathologies.
Itani M, Kielar A, Menias CO, Dighe MK, Surabhi V, Prasad SR, O'Malley R, Gangadhar K, Lalwani N
Int Urogynecol J 2016 Feb;27(2):195-204. Epub 2015 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2790-x. PMID: 26209954

Therapy

Intravesical nadofaragene firadenovec gene therapy for BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a single-arm, open-label, repeat-dose clinical trial.
Boorjian SA, Alemozaffar M, Konety BR, Shore ND, Gomella LG, Kamat AM, Bivalacqua TJ, Montgomery JS, Lerner SP, Busby JE, Poch M, Crispen PL, Steinberg GD, Schuckman AK, Downs TM, Svatek RS, Mashni J Jr, Lane BR, Guzzo TJ, Bratslavsky G, Karsh LI, Woods ME, Brown G, Canter D, Luchey A, Lotan Y, Krupski T, Inman BA, Williams MB, Cookson MS, Keegan KA, Andriole GL Jr, Sankin AI, Boyd A, O'Donnell MA, Sawutz D, Philipson R, Coll R, Narayan VM, Treasure FP, Yla-Herttuala S, Parker NR, Dinney CPN
Lancet Oncol 2021 Jan;22(1):107-117. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30540-4. PMID: 33253641Free PMC Article
Timing of radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy (RADICALS-RT): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.
Parker CC, Clarke NW, Cook AD, Kynaston HG, Petersen PM, Catton C, Cross W, Logue J, Parulekar W, Payne H, Persad R, Pickering H, Saad F, Anderson J, Bahl A, Bottomley D, Brasso K, Chahal R, Cooke PW, Eddy B, Gibbs S, Goh C, Gujral S, Heath C, Henderson A, Jaganathan R, Jakobsen H, James ND, Kanaga Sundaram S, Lees K, Lester J, Lindberg H, Money-Kyrle J, Morris S, O'Sullivan J, Ostler P, Owen L, Patel P, Pope A, Popert R, Raman R, Røder MA, Sayers I, Simms M, Wilson J, Zarkar A, Parmar MKB, Sydes MR
Lancet 2020 Oct 31;396(10260):1413-1421. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31553-1. PMID: 33002429
The microbiome of the urinary tract--a role beyond infection.
Whiteside SA, Razvi H, Dave S, Reid G, Burton JP
Nat Rev Urol 2015 Feb;12(2):81-90. Epub 2015 Jan 20 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.361. PMID: 25600098
Recurrent vulvar cancer.
Salom EM, Penalver M
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2002 Apr;3(2):143-53. doi: 10.1007/s11864-002-0060-x. PMID: 12057077
Carcinoma in situ.
Lamm DL
Urol Clin North Am 1992 Aug;19(3):499-508. PMID: 1636234

Prognosis

Tailor-made natural and synthetic grafts for precise urethral reconstruction.
Tan Q, Le H, Tang C, Zhang M, Yang W, Hong Y, Wang X
J Nanobiotechnology 2022 Aug 31;20(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12951-022-01599-z. PMID: 36045428Free PMC Article
Female Urethra Adenocarcinoma.
Dell'Atti L, Galosi AB
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Apr;16(2):e263-e267. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.10.006. PMID: 29113768
Lower tract neoplasm: Update of imaging evaluation.
Hartman R, Kawashima A
Eur J Radiol 2017 Dec;97:119-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.10.019. PMID: 29102424
Management of advanced primary urethral carcinomas.
Dayyani F, Hoffman K, Eifel P, Guo C, Vikram R, Pagliaro LC, Pettaway C
BJU Int 2014 Jul;114(1):25-31. Epub 2014 May 22 doi: 10.1111/bju.12630. PMID: 24447439
Carcinoma in situ.
Lamm DL
Urol Clin North Am 1992 Aug;19(3):499-508. PMID: 1636234

Clinical prediction guides

European Association of Urology Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Summary of the 2023 Guidelines.
Alfred Witjes J, Max Bruins H, Carrión A, Cathomas R, Compérat E, Efstathiou JA, Fietkau R, Gakis G, Lorch A, Martini A, Mertens LS, Meijer RP, Milowsky MI, Neuzillet Y, Panebianco V, Redlef J, Rink M, Rouanne M, Thalmann GN, Sæbjørnsen S, Veskimäe E, van der Heijden AG
Eur Urol 2024 Jan;85(1):17-31. Epub 2023 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.08.016. PMID: 37858453
Urethral Masses.
Serrell EC, McAchran SE
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Sep;48(3):599-616. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.05.011. PMID: 34416940
Timing of radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy (RADICALS-RT): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.
Parker CC, Clarke NW, Cook AD, Kynaston HG, Petersen PM, Catton C, Cross W, Logue J, Parulekar W, Payne H, Persad R, Pickering H, Saad F, Anderson J, Bahl A, Bottomley D, Brasso K, Chahal R, Cooke PW, Eddy B, Gibbs S, Goh C, Gujral S, Heath C, Henderson A, Jaganathan R, Jakobsen H, James ND, Kanaga Sundaram S, Lees K, Lester J, Lindberg H, Money-Kyrle J, Morris S, O'Sullivan J, Ostler P, Owen L, Patel P, Pope A, Popert R, Raman R, Røder MA, Sayers I, Simms M, Wilson J, Zarkar A, Parmar MKB, Sydes MR
Lancet 2020 Oct 31;396(10260):1413-1421. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31553-1. PMID: 33002429
Carcinoma of the urethra.
Zhang M, Adeniran AJ, Vikram R, Tamboli P, Pettaway C, Bondaruk J, Liu J, Baggerly K, Czerniak B
Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:35-44. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.006. PMID: 28827100Free PMC Article
The microbiome of the urinary tract--a role beyond infection.
Whiteside SA, Razvi H, Dave S, Reid G, Burton JP
Nat Rev Urol 2015 Feb;12(2):81-90. Epub 2015 Jan 20 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.361. PMID: 25600098

Recent systematic reviews

Progress in the treatment of urethral adenocarcinoma.
Guo J, Liang X, Zheng Y, Ma J
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023 Jun;149(6):2693-2698. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-04481-5. PMID: 36414814
Follow-up of the Urethra and Management of Urethral Recurrence After Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Proposal of Management Algorithm by the European Association of Urology-Young Academic Urologists: Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group.
Laukhtina E, Moschini M, Soria F, Andrea DD, Teoh JY, Mori K, Albisinni S, Mari A, Krajewski W, Cimadamore A, Abufaraj M, Enikeev D, Neuzillet Y, Giannarini G, Xylinas E, Kamat AM, Roupret M, Babjuk M, Witjes JA, Shariat SF, Pradere B; European Association of Urology; Young Academic Urologists EAU-YAU: Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group; European Association of Urology Section of Oncological Urology ESOU
Eur Urol Focus 2022 Nov;8(6):1635-1642. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.03.004. PMID: 35337773
Ureteral and urethral recurrence after radical cystectomy: a systematic review.
Carando R, Shariat SF, Moschini M, D'Andrea D
Curr Opin Urol 2020 May;30(3):441-448. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000752. PMID: 32235282
Urethral recurrence after radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fahmy O, Khairul-Asri MG, Schubert T, Renninger M, Kübler H, Stenzl A, Gakis G
Urol Oncol 2018 Feb;36(2):54-59. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.11.007. PMID: 29196179
Systematic Review on the Fate of the Remnant Urothelium after Radical Cystectomy.
Gakis G, Black PC, Bochner BH, Boorjian SA, Stenzl A, Thalmann GN, Kassouf W
Eur Urol 2017 Apr;71(4):545-557. Epub 2016 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.09.035. PMID: 27720534Free PMC Article

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