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- Title
Penile cancer: organ-sparing techniques.
- Authors
Hegarty, Paul K.; Eardley, Ian; Heidenreich, Axel; McDougal, W. Scott; Minhas, Suks; Spiess, Philippe E.; Watkin, Nick; Horenblas, Simon
- Abstract
To compare the oncological safety of treating patients with penile cancer with conservative techniques developed to preserve function, cosmesis and psychological well-being with more radical ablative strategies., We conducted an extensive review of the literature of penile-preserving and ablative techniques and report on the oncological as well as functional outcomes., There were no randomised studies comparing penile-preserving and ablative techniques., Most studies consisted of retrospective cohorts., The quality of evidence was level 3 at best., Cancer-specific survival is similar in penile-preserving and ablative approaches for low-stage disease., Penile preservation is better for functional and cosmetic outcomes and should be offered as a primary treatment method in men with low-stage penile cancer.
- Subjects
PENILE cancer; ONCOLOGY; LITERATURE reviews; ABLATION techniques; CANCER patients; CANCER treatment
- Publication
BJU International, 2014, Vol 114, Issue 6, p799
- ISSN
1464-4096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bju.12338