Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer

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Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer. / Wenzel, Mike; Collà Ruvolo, Claudia; Würnschimmel, Christoph; Nocera, Luigi; Hoeh, Benedikt; Tian, Zhe; Saad, Fred; Briganti, Alberto; Tilki, Derya; Banek, Severiné; Mandel, Philipp; Becker, Andreas; Kluth, Luis A; Chun, Felix K H; Karakiewicz, Pierre I.

In: UROL INT, Vol. 107, No. 1, 2023, p. 15-22.

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Wenzel, M, Collà Ruvolo, C, Würnschimmel, C, Nocera, L, Hoeh, B, Tian, Z, Saad, F, Briganti, A, Tilki, D, Banek, S, Mandel, P, Becker, A, Kluth, LA, Chun, FKH & Karakiewicz, PI 2023, 'Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer', UROL INT, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525673

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Wenzel, M., Collà Ruvolo, C., Würnschimmel, C., Nocera, L., Hoeh, B., Tian, Z., Saad, F., Briganti, A., Tilki, D., Banek, S., Mandel, P., Becker, A., Kluth, L. A., Chun, F. K. H., & Karakiewicz, P. I. (2023). Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer. UROL INT, 107(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525673

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Wenzel M, Collà Ruvolo C, Würnschimmel C, Nocera L, Hoeh B, Tian Z et al. Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer. UROL INT. 2023;107(1):15-22. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525673

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@article{557d41594f054856974234270e81cc81,
title = "Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to examine cancer-specific mortality (CSM) of unconventional urethral cancers.METHODS: Within the SEER (2004-2016) database, we analyzed CSM of 165 patients with unconventional urethral-cancer histology. Kaplan-Meier plots were used to test the effect of unconventional histologies in urethral cancer on CSM.RESULTS: Of 165 eligible patients, the Mullerian type accounted for 55 (33.3%) versus melanocytic (26.7%) versus neuroendocrine 25 (15.2%) versus lymphoma 22 (13.3%) versus mesenchymal/sarcoma 15 (9.1%) versus spindle cell 4 (2.1%) patients. Median age at diagnosis was 81 years in spindle cell, 75 in melanocytic, 74 in neuroendocrine and mesenchymal/sarcoma, 67 in lymphoma, and 62 years Mullerian type (p < 0.001). Of all, 116 (70.3%) were female. The Mullerian type exhibited the highest female ratio (96.4%) versus the lowest female ratio in neuroendocrine (24.0%). The Mullerian type was most frequent in African-American females. In Caucasian females, the melanocytic type was most frequent (49.1%). In African-American (38.9%) and Caucasian males (33.3%), neuroendocrine histology was most frequent. Three-year CSM was, respectively, 27.5%, 23.1% 22.3%, 20.5%, and 16.1% for melanocytic, mesenchymal/sarcoma, Mullerian type, neuroendocrine, and lymphoma histology. Median cancer-specific survival was 106 versus 10 months for combined nonmetastatic versus metastatic nonconventional histologies.CONCLUSION: Important age, sex, racial/ethnic group distribution, and survival differences exist between each unconventional urethral-cancer histological subtypes.",
keywords = "Male, Humans, Female, Urethral Neoplasms, SEER Program, Sarcoma/pathology",
author = "Mike Wenzel and {Coll{\`a} Ruvolo}, Claudia and Christoph W{\"u}rnschimmel and Luigi Nocera and Benedikt Hoeh and Zhe Tian and Fred Saad and Alberto Briganti and Derya Tilki and Severin{\'e} Banek and Philipp Mandel and Andreas Becker and Kluth, {Luis A} and Chun, {Felix K H} and Karakiewicz, {Pierre I}",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1159/000525673",
language = "English",
volume = "107",
pages = "15--22",
journal = "UROL INT",
issn = "0042-1138",
publisher = "S. Karger AG",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Epidemiology of Unconventional Histological Subtypes of Urethral Cancer

AU - Wenzel, Mike

AU - Collà Ruvolo, Claudia

AU - Würnschimmel, Christoph

AU - Nocera, Luigi

AU - Hoeh, Benedikt

AU - Tian, Zhe

AU - Saad, Fred

AU - Briganti, Alberto

AU - Tilki, Derya

AU - Banek, Severiné

AU - Mandel, Philipp

AU - Becker, Andreas

AU - Kluth, Luis A

AU - Chun, Felix K H

AU - Karakiewicz, Pierre I

N1 - © 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to examine cancer-specific mortality (CSM) of unconventional urethral cancers.METHODS: Within the SEER (2004-2016) database, we analyzed CSM of 165 patients with unconventional urethral-cancer histology. Kaplan-Meier plots were used to test the effect of unconventional histologies in urethral cancer on CSM.RESULTS: Of 165 eligible patients, the Mullerian type accounted for 55 (33.3%) versus melanocytic (26.7%) versus neuroendocrine 25 (15.2%) versus lymphoma 22 (13.3%) versus mesenchymal/sarcoma 15 (9.1%) versus spindle cell 4 (2.1%) patients. Median age at diagnosis was 81 years in spindle cell, 75 in melanocytic, 74 in neuroendocrine and mesenchymal/sarcoma, 67 in lymphoma, and 62 years Mullerian type (p < 0.001). Of all, 116 (70.3%) were female. The Mullerian type exhibited the highest female ratio (96.4%) versus the lowest female ratio in neuroendocrine (24.0%). The Mullerian type was most frequent in African-American females. In Caucasian females, the melanocytic type was most frequent (49.1%). In African-American (38.9%) and Caucasian males (33.3%), neuroendocrine histology was most frequent. Three-year CSM was, respectively, 27.5%, 23.1% 22.3%, 20.5%, and 16.1% for melanocytic, mesenchymal/sarcoma, Mullerian type, neuroendocrine, and lymphoma histology. Median cancer-specific survival was 106 versus 10 months for combined nonmetastatic versus metastatic nonconventional histologies.CONCLUSION: Important age, sex, racial/ethnic group distribution, and survival differences exist between each unconventional urethral-cancer histological subtypes.

AB - INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to examine cancer-specific mortality (CSM) of unconventional urethral cancers.METHODS: Within the SEER (2004-2016) database, we analyzed CSM of 165 patients with unconventional urethral-cancer histology. Kaplan-Meier plots were used to test the effect of unconventional histologies in urethral cancer on CSM.RESULTS: Of 165 eligible patients, the Mullerian type accounted for 55 (33.3%) versus melanocytic (26.7%) versus neuroendocrine 25 (15.2%) versus lymphoma 22 (13.3%) versus mesenchymal/sarcoma 15 (9.1%) versus spindle cell 4 (2.1%) patients. Median age at diagnosis was 81 years in spindle cell, 75 in melanocytic, 74 in neuroendocrine and mesenchymal/sarcoma, 67 in lymphoma, and 62 years Mullerian type (p < 0.001). Of all, 116 (70.3%) were female. The Mullerian type exhibited the highest female ratio (96.4%) versus the lowest female ratio in neuroendocrine (24.0%). The Mullerian type was most frequent in African-American females. In Caucasian females, the melanocytic type was most frequent (49.1%). In African-American (38.9%) and Caucasian males (33.3%), neuroendocrine histology was most frequent. Three-year CSM was, respectively, 27.5%, 23.1% 22.3%, 20.5%, and 16.1% for melanocytic, mesenchymal/sarcoma, Mullerian type, neuroendocrine, and lymphoma histology. Median cancer-specific survival was 106 versus 10 months for combined nonmetastatic versus metastatic nonconventional histologies.CONCLUSION: Important age, sex, racial/ethnic group distribution, and survival differences exist between each unconventional urethral-cancer histological subtypes.

KW - Male

KW - Humans

KW - Female

KW - Urethral Neoplasms

KW - SEER Program

KW - Sarcoma/pathology

U2 - 10.1159/000525673

DO - 10.1159/000525673

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35882213

VL - 107

SP - 15

EP - 22

JO - UROL INT

JF - UROL INT

SN - 0042-1138

IS - 1

ER -