A Pathologist’s perspective of penile carcinoma – an institutional study at Indian Red Cross Hospital, Nellore
Keywords:
Penile Carcinoma, Histopathology, Prognosis
Abstract
Background: Penile cancer is an unusual malignancy with higher incidence rates in developing countries like India when compared to the Western world. Incidence varies from 0.7-2.3 cases per 100,000 men in urban India and 3 cases per 100,000 men in rural India. In spite of its rarity, it forms a suitable medical model for theranostics. Given this relevance we put forward our departmental experience in a rural Indian setup.
Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective three year study of penile SCC patients managed in Indian Red Cross Cancer Hospital, India. Data was compared with similar studies across the world.
Results: 23 patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of penis during the period of study. We witnessed in this study that a relatively younger age of presentation and early stages prevailing. Higher percentage of involvement of prepuce and body was also noted.
Conclusion: Consideration of prognostic histopathological factors may help to tailor appropriate management in this infrequent malignancy.
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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i01.05
Published: 2019-10-31
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Latha PS, Chaitanya B, Reddy SR. A Pathologist’s perspective of penile carcinoma – an institutional study at Indian Red Cross Hospital, Nellore. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2019Oct.31 [cited 2024Nov.8];2(1):21-5. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/53
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