[Epidermoid carcinoma of the male urethra]

Squamous cell carcinoma of the male urethra is exceptional, as all urethral tumours represent less than 1% of urinary tract tumours. Treatment depends on the stage and site of the lesion, but the prognosis remains very poor despite aggressive treatment, including mutilating resection surgery with or without associated radiotherapy. However, the current hope for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the urethra resides in radiotherapy-chemotherapy combination protocols based on the results obtained in squamous cell cancers of the oesophagus and anus.