[Primary penile cancer: about 11 cases and literature review]

Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Sep 4:31:14. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.14.13077. eCollection 2018.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Penile cancer is a rare pathology in Tunisia where circumcision is a common practice. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 95% of cases. Treatment is essentially based on surgery. We conducted a retrospective study in order to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic features as well as the evolutionary characteristics of 11 cases with primary penile cancer.

Le cancer de la verge est une pathologie rare en Tunisie ou la circoncision est de pratique courante. Il s'agit dans 95% des cas d'un carcinome épidermoïde. Le traitement repose essentiellement sur la chirurgie. Nous rapportons rétrospectivement les caractères épidémiologique, clinique, thérapeutique et évolutif de 11 cas de cancers primitifs de la verge.

Keywords: Penile cancer; circumcision; squamous cell carcinoma; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / epidemiology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Circumcision, Male / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penile Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Penile Neoplasms / pathology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tunisia