Penile cancer: significance of positive surgical margins in organ-sparing surgery
Wednesday, 31 March 2010- Organ-sparing surgery in the treatment of penile cancer (SCC) requires a compromise between preservation of function and acceptable cosmetic appearance with the need for local cancer control.
S. Ivaz...
Edited by: JV
Extensive node dissection is underused in high-risk penile cancer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010- Thorough lymph node dissection improves survival in high-risk penile cancer but is vastly underused, according to a study presented at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium held in San Francisco,...
Edited by: JV
Using skin graft in penile cancer: a UK experience
Thursday, 19 November 2009 -- Glans surfacing and reconstruction with the use of a split-thickness skin graft (STSG) is a safe and effective treatment for most patients with balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) or carcinoma in...
Edited by: JV
Identifying the needs of penile cancer patients
Tuesday, 11 August 2009- Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy with an incidence of 1 per 100,000. Conservative and radical treatments can be disfiguring and may have an impact on sexual function, quality of life (QOL), social...
Edited by: JV
Diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT in clinically node-positive penile carcinoma
Tuesday, 31 March 2009- Penile carcinoma patients with clinically positive inguinal nodes have increased risk for further lymphatic dissemination. Conventional radiological imaging, such as CT imaging, is of limited value to...
Edited by: JV
