"T1: low signal mass, difficult to differentiate from urethra"
"T2: high signal mass"
"T1 C+ (Gd): variable enhancement"
"TNM staging for female urethral cancer is identical to that for male urethral cancer. See the relevant article on staging of urethral cancer."
"In males, it can spread by direct extension into adjacent structures, such as the corpus spongiosum and the periurethral tissues. In females, it usually spreads to the bladder neck, the vagina or the vulva."
"In males, it can spread by direct extension into adjacent structures, such as the corpus spongiosum and the periurethral tissues. In females, it usually spreads to the bladder neck, the vagina or the vulva."
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"Staging"
"The histologic types are urothelial carcinoma in 55%, squamous cell carcinoma in 22%, and adenocarcinoma in 16%. In rare instances, sarcoma or melanoma can also occur. Urothelial carcinoma occurs most commonly in the prostatic urethra whereas squamous cell carcinoma occurs in the remaining urethral segments 5."