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Benign urethral neoplasm

MedGen UID:
57812
•Concept ID:
C0154019
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Neoplasm of the Urethra; benign neoplasm of the urethra; Benign neoplasm of urethra; Benign Neoplasm of Urethra; benign neoplasm of urethra; Benign Tumor of the Urethra; benign tumor of the urethra; Benign tumor of urethra; Benign Tumor of Urethra; benign tumor of urethra; benign tumour of the urethra; benign tumour of urethra; Benign Urethra Neoplasm; benign urethra neoplasm; Benign Urethra Tumor; benign urethra tumor; benign urethra tumour; Benign Urethral Neoplasm; benign urethral neoplasm; Benign Urethral Neoplasm NOS; Benign urethral tumor; Benign Urethral Tumor; benign urethral tumor; benign urethral tumour; neoplasm. urethra; urethra benign neoplasm; urethral benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of urethra (92466006); Benign urethral tumor (92466006); Benign neoplasm of urethra (92466006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004177

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the urethra and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation and management of urethral and periurethral masses in women.
Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
Efficacy of surgical treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Park JJ, Hong Y, Kwon A, Shim SR, Kim JH
Int J Surg 2023 Mar 1;109(3):401-411. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000170. PMID: 36912884Free PMC Article
Congenital urethral polyps in girls: as a differential diagnosis of interlabial masses.
Akbarzadeh A, Khorramirouz R, Saadat S, Hiradfar M, Kajbafzadeh AM
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2014 Dec;27(6):330-4. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.01.001. PMID: 25256883

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of surgical treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Park JJ, Hong Y, Kwon A, Shim SR, Kim JH
Int J Surg 2023 Mar 1;109(3):401-411. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000170. PMID: 36912884Free PMC Article
Robotic Urethral Reconstruction Outcomes in Men With Posterior Urethral Stenosis.
Bearrick EN, Findlay BL, Maciejko LA, Hebert KJ, Anderson KT, Viers BR
Urology 2022 Mar;161:118-124. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.11.035. PMID: 34968569
Posterior urethral polyp in children.
Aballa N, Saiad MO
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2021 Jul-Sep;18(3):148-149. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_88_20. PMID: 34341198Free PMC Article
Tumour-like lesions of the urinary bladder.
Samaratunga H, Delahunt B, Yaxley J, Egevad L
Pathology 2021 Jan;53(1):44-55. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.08.005. PMID: 33070959
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

Evaluation and management of urethral and periurethral masses in women.
Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
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
Current review of prepubertal vaginal bleeding.
Dwiggins M, Gomez-Lobo V
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;29(5):322-327. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000398. PMID: 28858895
Paraurethral leiomyoma.
Pastor Navarro H, Martínez Ruiz J, Martínez Sanchíz C, Perán Teruel M, Segura Martín M, Pastor Guzman JM, Virseda Rodríguez J
Arch Esp Urol 2013 Oct;66(8):820-3. PMID: 24136487
Paraurethral leiomyoma.
Perugia G, Ciccariello M, Pirolli F, Chinazzi A, Teodonio S, Borgoni G, Croce F, Liberti M
Urology 2012 Apr;79(4):e51-2. Epub 2011 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.08.004. PMID: 22014968

Therapy

Risk factors for bladder neck contracture after transurethral resection of the prostate.
Goßler C, Pfänder F, Haas M, Mayr R, Gierth M, Burger M, Rosenhammer B, Breyer J
Prostate 2023 Aug;83(11):1020-1027. Epub 2023 Apr 23 doi: 10.1002/pros.24543. PMID: 37089004
Granular cell tumors of the urethra.
Evmorfopoulos K, Tzortzis V, Vlachostergios PJ
Cancer Treat Res Commun 2023;35:100695. Epub 2023 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2023.100695. PMID: 36940531
Efficacy of surgical treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Park JJ, Hong Y, Kwon A, Shim SR, Kim JH
Int J Surg 2023 Mar 1;109(3):401-411. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000170. PMID: 36912884Free PMC Article
Management of Urethral Hemangioma.
Alam R, Rostom M, Cohen AJ
Urology 2022 Feb;160:227. Epub 2021 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.027. PMID: 34780843
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

Prognosis

Risk factors for bladder neck contracture after transurethral resection of the prostate.
Goßler C, Pfänder F, Haas M, Mayr R, Gierth M, Burger M, Rosenhammer B, Breyer J
Prostate 2023 Aug;83(11):1020-1027. Epub 2023 Apr 23 doi: 10.1002/pros.24543. PMID: 37089004
MRI of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Important Pre- and Posttherapeutic Considerations.
Han EA, Nandalur KR, Morgan MA, Arora SS, Loening AM, Bivalacqua TJ, Sundaram KM
Radiographics 2023 May;43(5):e220096. doi: 10.1148/rg.220096. PMID: 37022958
Tumour-like lesions of the urinary bladder.
Samaratunga H, Delahunt B, Yaxley J, Egevad L
Pathology 2021 Jan;53(1):44-55. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.08.005. PMID: 33070959
New developments in endocervical glandular lesions.
McCluggage WG
Histopathology 2013 Jan;62(1):138-60. Epub 2012 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/his.12012. PMID: 23134447
Can noninvasive evaluation of benign prostatic obstruction be optimized?
Løvvik A, Yaqub S, Oustad H, Sand TE, Nitti VW
Curr Opin Urol 2012 Jan;22(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834d8e74. PMID: 22080874

Clinical prediction guides

Risk factors for bladder neck contracture after transurethral resection of the prostate.
Goßler C, Pfänder F, Haas M, Mayr R, Gierth M, Burger M, Rosenhammer B, Breyer J
Prostate 2023 Aug;83(11):1020-1027. Epub 2023 Apr 23 doi: 10.1002/pros.24543. PMID: 37089004
MRI of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Important Pre- and Posttherapeutic Considerations.
Han EA, Nandalur KR, Morgan MA, Arora SS, Loening AM, Bivalacqua TJ, Sundaram KM
Radiographics 2023 May;43(5):e220096. doi: 10.1148/rg.220096. PMID: 37022958
Efficacy of surgical treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Park JJ, Hong Y, Kwon A, Shim SR, Kim JH
Int J Surg 2023 Mar 1;109(3):401-411. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000170. PMID: 36912884Free PMC Article
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
The application of botulinum toxin in the prostate.
Chuang YC, Chancellor MB
J Urol 2006 Dec;176(6 Pt 1):2375-82. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.07.127. PMID: 17085104

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy of surgical treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Park JJ, Hong Y, Kwon A, Shim SR, Kim JH
Int J Surg 2023 Mar 1;109(3):401-411. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000170. PMID: 36912884Free PMC Article
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery.
Silva LA, Andriolo RB, Atallah ÁN, da Silva EM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Sep 27;2014(9):CD008306. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008306.pub3. PMID: 25261861Free PMC Article
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery.
Silva LA, Andriolo RB, Atallah AN, da Silva EM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Apr 13;(4):CD008306. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008306.pub2. PMID: 21491408

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