A 25-year perspective on advances in an understanding of the biology, evaluation, treatment and future directions/challenges of penile cancer.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis (SCCP) is uncommon in some countries (including the U.S.), but is an important malignancy elsewhere. As a rare disease, progress has been slow compared to more common tumor types discussed in this anniversary issue and most often limited to single-center or retrospective datasets.   In this section we describe developments leading to the current standard approach with current research questions.

Urologic oncology. 2021 Jul 01 [Epub]

Timothy A Masterson, Scott T Tagawa

Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN., Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: .