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Urología Colombiana
On-line version ISSN 2027-0119
Abstract
PERTUZ GENES, William et al. Colombian Society of Urology Penile Cancer Guideline. Urol. Colomb. [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.1, pp.32-40. Epub June 23, 2024. ISSN 2027-0119. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1740533.
Penile cancer has an incidence of 1.11 per 100,000 inhabitants in Colombia, 95% represented by squamous cell carcinoma which represents a high morbidity and mortality, The Colombian Society of Urology adapted the penile cancer guide to The year 2021 with a review of the literature, this guide allows an evaluation and treatment of penile cancer, in many cases with the objective of organ preservation, using ultrasound as a determinant to evaluate the commitment of the injury to the structures of the penis, Extension studies will depend on findings on physical examination such as lymph nodes or local involvement of the disease, according to the type of lesion and its staging, it can receive therapy with topical agents, radiotherapy, laser surgery, organ-sparing surgery or total penectomy; Inguinal lymphadenectomy will improve survival in intermediate and high risk tumors (> pT1G2), subsequently adjuvant chemotherapy is in the group of patients in which the intention is curative, although platinum and Texans are found in second-line palliative therapy as an alternative but with a poor response (<30%); the follow-up schemes are carried out according to the stage and lymph node involvement. At the end, the results of sexual activity after organ-sparing surgery are presented; This guide covers the updated literature on penile cancer, which is useful for the management of health professionals in the country.
Keywords : penile neoplasms; penis; local neoplasm recurrence; organ sparing treatments; carcinoma; squamous cell; mortality.