Carcinoma of penis

TLDR: There was little point in preserving penile length except for psychological reasons, as few cases were having regular sexual intercourse when their disease was diagnosed.

Abstract: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Forty–six cases of carcinoma of the penis treated primarily by surgery were reviewed. The following conclusions were reached: 1 Clinical staging as determined at the initial examination was of little value. 2 Pathological division into “solid” or “cord” pattern was of great importance in selecting cases with a good (solid) or poor prognosis (cord). The degree of differentiation was of much less prognostic value. 3 Urinary troubles were rare following a partial or radical amputation. 4 There was little point in preserving penile length except for psychological reasons, as few cases were having regular sexual intercourse when their disease was diagnosed. We would like to thank Mr W. Keith Yeates of the Department of Urology, Newcastle General Hospital, for permission to include a number of his cases in this series.