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Primary malignant lymphoma of the urethra is very rare. Fifteen cases arereported in the literature and only four of them belong to the male urethra.We present the fifth case of primary Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the maleurethra that is managed by conformal radiotherapy.
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Kurtman, C., Andrieu, M.N., Baltaci, S. et al. Conformal radiotherapy in primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the male urethra. Int Urol Nephrol 33, 537–539 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019544617945
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