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This study aimed to clarify the treatment patterns, clinical outcomes, and prognostic factors for primary urethral carcinoma in Japan.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study across 10 institutions included 57 Primary urethral carcinoma cases between 2004 and 2022. Recurrence\u2010free survival and overall survival were estimated using the Kaplan\u2013Meier method, and overall survival\u2013related factors were evaluated using univariate Cox regression analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The cohort comprised 24 men (42%) and 33 women (58%), with a median tumor size of 30\u2009mm (interquartile range, 15\u201348\u2009mm). Stage distribution was \u2264 I in 17 (30%), II in 10 (18%), III in 8 (14%), and IV in 21 (38%) patients. Urothelial carcinoma, including cases with divergent differentiation, was the predominant histological subtype, identified in 17 men (71%) and 14 women (42%). The median follow\u2010up time was 17.1\u2009months (interquartile range, 6.4\u201337.7\u2009months). Overall survival did not differ significantly between Stage I and Stage II disease (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.499), whereas it was significantly shorter in patients with Stage III and Stage IV disease compared with Stage I (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030 and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, respectively). Previous urinary catheter placement, urethral diverticulum, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (&gt;\u2009220\u2009IU\/L) were significantly associated with poorer overall survival.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stage \u2264 II Primary urethral carcinoma has favorable survival following definitive treatment, Stage III\u2013IV disease showed poor outcomes, necessitating multimodal perioperative strategies (chemotherapy and\/or radiotherapy).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/iju.70367","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]],"date-time":"2026-02-02T10:37:14Z","timestamp":1770028634000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Clinical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Features of Primary Urethral Carcinoma: A 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