title: [Partial resection, inner thigh skin graft, and glans reconstruction for early-stage penile cancer: A report of 6 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the optimal methods for the reconstruction and preservation of the glans after partial penis resection in the treatment of early-stage penile cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2012 and June 2015, we treated 6 cases of early- stage penile cancer by partial penis resection, inner thigh skin graft, and glans reconstruction and followed them up for 0.5-3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The length of the penis before and after operation was ([6.5 ± 1.2] vs [4.5 ± 1.8] cm) in the flaccid state and ([12.8 ± 2.3] vs [9.1 ± 2.1] cm) in the erectile state. The sense of the reconstructed glans was completely recovered at 3 months after surgery. The glans skin was pale red and soft, nearly normal at 12 months, with no obvious graft contracture or scar formation. All the patients achieved normal erection and their partners were satisfied with their intercourse. No recurrence or metastasis was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The strategy of partial penis resection, inner thigh skin graft and glans reconstruction, simple, effective, and with few complications, is one of the best treatments of early-stage penile cancer, which not only ensures radical removal of the tumor but also maximally reserves the function of the organ.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-fu
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhong-yao
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: De-hai
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xin-li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013848:Thigh