Combined laser treatment for penile carcinoma: results after long-term followup.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated local disease control, side effects and cause specific survival of penile carcinoma treated with laser therapy.


METHODS
In a prospective study from 1986 to 2002 we included 67 men with a mean age of 60 years with newly diagnosed penile carcinoma. No patient was lost to followup.


RESULTS
At a median followup of 42 months (range 12 to 186) 59 patients were alive and 8 had died of penile carcinoma (2) and concurrent disease (6). Of the 13 patients (19%) with local recurrence during the study period 10 underwent repeat laser treatment successfully. Side effects were few but 5 patients (7%) had postoperative bleeding. Overall cosmetic and functional results were highly satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study show that treating penile carcinoma with the combination of carbon dioxide and neodymium:YAG lasers can safely be done with highly satisfactory cosmetic results as well as good local tumor control.
Windahl
Torgny
T
Department of Urology, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
Andersson
Swen-Olof
SO
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate