title: [Can a standard treatment be proposed for penile cancer?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Malignant tumours of the penis are rare and their management is complex. The objective of this study was to review the management and report the results based on a personal series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cases of penile cancer treated in our department between 2000 and 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. The following data were recorded: mode of presentation, staging, site, pathology, TNM stage, treatment, course and survival.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis were diagnosed. The mean age of the patients was 58.8 years (range: 41-74), Two precancerous lesions (Bowen's disease) and one case of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection were observed. Five patients received multimodal conservative treatment and 2 patients were treated by total amputation of the penis. Four patients have died. The mean survival was 19.3 months and the 5-year specific survival was 42.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cancers of the penis are aggressive tumours with a poor prognosis. Treatment decisions, which are poorly defined in these cases of rare cancers, should be based on multidisciplinary consultations.
authors.affiliation: Services d'Urologie, l'Hôpital Pitie-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Nicolas
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cornu
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Comperat
authors.forename: Raphaële
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Renard-Penna
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Misrai
authors.forename: Marc-Olivier
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Bitker
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haertig
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chartier-Kastler
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roupret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies