conference reports
2rd EMUC: penile cancer- organ preservation safe and efficient
Monday, 14 November 2011- The 3rd EMUC session on penile cancer included four state-of-the art lectures, which approached this disease from three perspectives. The meeting, which is jointly organised by EAU, ESTRO and ESMO took...
By Evgenia Starkova
HPV prevalence in penile carcinoma
Tuesday, 27 April 2010- A group of researchers in Sweden examined human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and its links to histopathological status in penile carcinoma. They presented their findings during the abstract session at...
Edited by: JV
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
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
Groin flap is a promising alternative in penile reconstruction
Thursday, 16 October 2008- Recent achievements in penile microsurgery has led to the use of free flaps as a gold standard in penile reconstruction. In cases where microsurgery is not feasible, local flaps are...
Edited by: JV/Ceylan et. al
