[Reconstruction of extended skin defect after the radical resection procedure for penile scrotum skin cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the reconstruction of skin defect after extended resection of malignant skin tumor in or adjacent to the genitals, and to investigate the recovery of the function of urinary system and sexual intercourse after the operation.


METHODS
From February 1998 to August 2006, 17 patients with carcinoma of sweat gland or Paget's disease in or adjacent to the genitals were given standard radical resections including groin lymph node dissections. The deformation of penis were corrected with the split-thickness skin grafts.


RESULTS
A large split-thickness skin to cover the wound gave a good result. More than 95% of the skin survived, and the shape and function were perfect.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a simple and easy way to repair the skin defect. And the patients have a normal shape and function of genitals. The erectile function and the ability of sexual intercourse is good.
Ying
Jun
J
Department of Urology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200011, China. junying859@gmail.com
Yao
De-hong
DH
Cheng
Kai-xiang
KX
Ren
Xiao-min
XM
Shu
Mu-juan
MJ
Yao
Hai-jun
HJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010145:Paget Disease, Extramammary / Q000601:surgery; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012611:Scrotum; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome