[Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: treatment protocol according to our 14 years of experience].

Objective: The management of lymph nodes and the determination of prognostic factors are matters of controversy in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. We attempted to establish an approach based on the different types of lymphadenectomies and biopsies we have performed and to evaluate local stage and grade of cellular differentiation as prognostic factors.

Methods: 81 cases treated at our institution between 1980 and 1994 were reviewed.

Consideration of genetic factors in cerebral palsy.

Sixty-two patients with cerebral palsy seen consecutively in a pediatric neurology practice were submitted to a prospective protocol which tabulated their neurological findings, birth and developmental histories and an extensive neurodevelopmental pedigree. Their family histories were compared with those of three control groups, consisting of 62 children with headaches, 62 with school/behavior problems and 62 random normal children. The family histories of the cerebral-palsied children revealed an unusual number of relatives with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and seizures.