Purpose: We determined whether an extended sentinel lymph node dissection is effective for staging penile squamous carcinoma associated with clinically negative inguinal lymph nodes.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was done of 20 consecutive patients who underwent extended sentinel lymph node dissection between 1985 and 1994.
Results: Of the patients 14 underwent bilateral extended sentinel lymph node dissection, and 6 underwent ipsilateral extended sentinel lymph node dissection plus contralateral inguinal or ilioinguinal lymphadenectomy.