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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The cancer-related 5-year survival was 80% in 79 patients with penile cancer treated at the Norwegian Radium Hospital from 1974 to 1985 (N0 = 61, N1-2 = 12, N3 = 6). Sentinel node biopsy (SLN) of the inguinal lymph nodes medial to the saphenous vein helps to identify patients with early regional spread. The survival for these N+ patients is favourable if radical lymph node dissection is performed immediately. A tumour-negative SLN biopsy does, however, not exclude the subsequent development of inguinal lymph node metastases. These were found equally often during follow-up in patients with or without primary performance of SLN biopsy. Five of 6 patients, relapsing with groin metastases, were cured by secondary lymph node dissection. Most of the small primary tumours (T1/T2) can be treated radically by primary radiotherapy, but frequent follow-up is necessary to detect surgically curable penile recurrences (3 of 11 patients). Combination treatment of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery represents a good palliation treatment in advanced cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0302-2838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Cancer of the penis. Experience at the Norwegian Radium Hospital 1974-1985.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article