Contemporary chemotherapy and radiotherapy for inguinal metastases of carcinoma of the penis: a case report.
A case is reported of a 76 year old patient with inoperable lymph node metastases from cancer of the penis. Methotrexate and bleomycin chemotherapy and concurrent irradiation were administered. The patient achieved a complete remission and is disease-free 30 months after therapy. The treatment was well tolerated.
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Istituto di Oncologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italia.
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D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
D001761:Bleomycin; D008727:Methotrexate