Penile Cancer

Penile Cancer: Classification

Histology of penile carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma 95 % Classic squamous cell carcinoma: 48-65%, with or without keratinization. Prognosis depending on grading: 30% deceased from the disease. Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (basaloid-squamous carcinoma): 4-10%, aggressive subtype with early lymphogenic metastasis; poor prognosisHPV high-risk types 16 and 18 (rarely also HPV low-risk types (e.g., HPV 6 … Penile Cancer: Classification

Penile Cancer: Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further: Inspection and palpation (palpation) of genitalia: penis and scrotum; assessment of penis: Inspection Tumor size and location [lesion?, redness?] Palpation Displacement or fixation Infiltration of glans (glans)?, urethra (urethra)? and/or corpus … Penile Cancer: Examination