Primary penile cancer: about 11 cases and literature review

Penile cancer is a rare pathology in Tunisia where circumcision is a common practice. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 95% of cases. Treatment is essentially based on surgery. We conducted a retrospective study in order to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic features as well as...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2018, Vol.31, p.14-14
Main Authors: Mansouri, Houyem, Safta, Ines Ben, Ayadi, Med Ali, Gadria, Selma, Dhiab, Tarek Ben, Rahal, Khaled
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Summary:Penile cancer is a rare pathology in Tunisia where circumcision is a common practice. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 95% of cases. Treatment is essentially based on surgery. We conducted a retrospective study in order to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic features as well as the evolutionary characteristics of 11 cases with primary penile cancer.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2018.31.14.13077