title: Carcinoma of the penis. Treatment by surgery or combined bleomycin and radiation therapy.
abstract: Forty-four patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis stage T1-T2, N0 were either treated surgically (n = 19) or with a combination of irradiation and bleomycin (n = 25). The overall actuarial survival rate was 80% at 3 years, 77% at 5 years and 60% at 10 years. The result of irradiation treatment combined with bleomycin was in stage N0 equivalent to that of surgical therapy. The non-surgical treatment had the advantage of preserved sexual ability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, and Urology and Andrology, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Modig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duchek
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Sjödin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin