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
Meet the Expert session: testis and penile cancers
Friday, 20 March 2009- At the Meet the Expert session held at the 24th Annual EAU Congress in Stockholm amongst the subjects discussed was testicular and penile cancers with Prof. Peter Albers of the Düsseldorf University...
By Lindy Brouwer
Surgical options for advanced penile cancer
Thursday, 19 March 2009- There are a number of treatment options for advanced penile carcinoma but surgery has a primary role in the treatment of difficult cases. Surgery in combination with chemo-radiation therapy can not only...
Edited by: Joel Vega
Study describes the mechanisms of HIV-1 infection of human penile explant tissue
Monday, 2 March 2009 – The study, conducted by an international team of scientists and published in the latest issue of AIDS discusses various factors governing events between exposure of male genital mucosa surfaces and the...
Edited by: ES
