Carcinoma of Penis

Abstract

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Forty–six cases of carcinoma of the penis treated primarily by surgery were reviewed. The following conclusions were reached: Clinical staging as determined at the initial examination was of little value. Pathological division into “solid” or “cord” pattern was of great importance in selecting cases with a good (solid) or poor prognosis (cord). The degree of differentiation was of much less prognostic value. Urinary troubles were rare following a partial or radical amputation. There was little point in preserving penile length except for psychological reasons, as few cases were having regular sexual intercourse when their disease was diagnosed. We would like to thank Mr W. Keith Yeates of the Department of Urology, Newcastle General Hospital, for permission to include a number of his cases in this series.

Penile Cancer: Epidemiology and Treatment

“…Religious and cultural aspects related to circumcision in infancy have a fundamental role in the incidence of this tumor, as well as the age that circumcision is performed [11]. In children circumcised at birth, the incidence reported is null.…”

“…In children circumcised at birth, the incidence reported is null. If circumcision is performed between 3 and 12 years old the incidence is 0.15%; on the other hand, the incidence may reach 3.1% in non-circumcised men [11].…”

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] This debate is evidenced by the wide variation in therapy within our own patients. Even when palpa¬ ble nodes are present, there is argu¬ ment.…”

Carcinoma of the Penis

“…34 Frew and colleagues found that none of their patients in whom dissec tions were deferred until evidence of clinical adenopathy, died of metas tases. 45 Ekstrom and Elsmyr reported a 50 percent cure rate in patients who un derwent dissection when nodes ap peared in the follow-up period;36 this rate exceeds that for primary excision of involved nodes.…”