Cancer-specific survival in men with penile cancer depends foremost on regional lymphatic metastasis and its extent. Patients with limited inguinal lymph node metastases have a 5-year survival of up to 80%. However, those with pelvic lymph node metastases and/or systemic disease have a 5-year survival prognosis of only 0-33%. In any case, in patients with regional lymph node metastases multimodal treatment with complete lymphadenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy is indicated.
Der Urologe. Ausg. A. 2018 Feb 22 [Epub ahead of print]
A Aziz, S Milerski, K Kernig, C Protzel, O W Hakenberg
Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18057, Rostock, Deutschland. ., Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18057, Rostock, Deutschland., Klinik für Urologie, Helios-Klinikum Schwerin, Schwerin, Deutschland.