Clinicopathologic and outcome features of superficial high-grade and deep low-grade squamous cell carcinomas of the penis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the clinicopathologic and outcome features of superficial high-grade and deep low-grade penile squamous cell carcinomas.

Methods

From a retrospectively-collected series of patients with penile cancer we identified 41 cases corresponding to 12 superficial high-grade tumors and 29 deep low-grade tumors. As outcomes we evaluated inguinal lymph node status, presence of tumor relapse, final nodal status, and cancer-specific death. Follow-up ranged from 0.8 to 386.7 months (mean 152.5 months, median 157.3 months).

Results

Clinicopathologic features were similar between superficial high-grade and deep low-grade tumors, except for a tendency (Fisher's exact [Formula: see text]) of the former to include tumors with a verruciform pattern of growth. A significa

SUBMITTER: Chaux A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4467594 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature