Locally advanced penile carcinoma: classic emasculation or testis-sparing surgery?

Purpose: The study evaluates the clinical and pathological findings of 16 patients with locally advanced penile carcinoma (PC) submitted to emasculation, and discusses questions related to the usefulness of bilateral orchiectomy.

Materials And Methods: Between 1999 and 2010, 172 patients with PC were treated. Sixteen (9 %) underwent emasculation.