This is called urethral cancer associated with invasive bladder cancer. It may come back in the same place, or in another part of the body. How cancer of the urethra is treated There are treatments for all patients with cancer of the urethra. Surgery is the most common treatment of cancer of the urethra. The tumor and the area around it are burned away and then removed with a sharp tool.
Laser therapy uses a narrow beam of intense light to kill cancer cells.
Cystourethrectomy removes the bladder and the urethra. In men, the part of the penis containing the urethra that has cancer may be removed in an operation called a partial penectomy. A patient may need plastic surgery to make a new penis if all or part of the penis is removed. The bladder and prostate may also be removed in an operation called cystoprostatectomy. Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are found throughout the body.