Prognostic factors in invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: analysis of 196 patients treated at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute.

Purpose: We evaluated the role of primary tumor histopathological features for predicting regional metastasis and the prognosis in patients with penile squamous cell carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: From April 1996 to January 2007, 202 consecutive patients with penile carcinoma underwent surgical treatment at our institution. Of these patients 196 were studied to identify prognostic factors.

Surgical treatment of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: Brazilian National Cancer Institute long-term experience.

Background And Objectives: We reviewed our long-term experience with surgical treatment of patients with penile carcinoma.

Methods: From 1960 to 2006, 688 patients with penile carcinoma underwent surgical treatment at our Institute. Several forms of surgical treatment were compared and follow-up data analyzed.