title: Advances in Penile-Preserving Surgical Approaches in the Management of Penile Tumors.
abstract: Penile-preserving surgery offers a revolutionary alternative to more traditional radical surgery. It offers better sexual, functional, and psychological results and evidence suggests it achieves this without sacrificing oncological outcomes. We examined the evolving nature of such surgeries, addressing controversies such as safe margins and survival outcomes and discussing more conventional techniques, including laser. At our UK center, we treat a high volume of penile cancer and here, based on such experience, we describe our glans resurfacing, glansectomy, and partial penectomy techniques; their application by disease stage; and the limitations of such surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Penile Cancer Centre, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw road, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Tharani
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahesan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Mater Private, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hegarty
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Penile Cancer Centre, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw road, London SW17 0QT, UK. Electronic address: nick.watkin@stgeorges.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Nicolas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Watkin
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Glans resurfacing; Glansectomy; Laser; Penectomy; Penile-preserving surgery