title: [Carcinoma of the penis. The basic principles of the diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines].
abstract: Despite the low incidence of penile cancer nowadays, this tumor presents a difficult diagnosis and staging methodology as well as difficult therapeutic options. The author emphasises the clear destruction between superficial and invasive neoplasms. In the latter, the simultaneous treatment of the lymphatic territories is considered of extreme importance.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Urologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vilhena-Ayres
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Carcinoma do pénis. Princípios básicos de orientação diagnóstica e terapêutica.