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01-02-2019 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: T1b Penile Cancer: An Alarm to Improve Treatment
Authors:
Yao Zhu, MD, Philippe E. Spiess, MD, MS, Ding-Wei Ye, MD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 2/2019
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Excerpt
The management of penile cancer remains a challenging dilemma. Although advancement in the TNM staging system and treatment guidelines prompted structured risk stratification and corresponding management, supporting evidence is limited due to the low incidence and paucity of high-level evidence. The subclassification of T1 penile cancer was introduced in the 7th edition of the TNM staging system, and the T1b subgroup specifies those with lymphovascular invasion or high-grade tumor;
1 however, the prognostic significance and contemporary manage of T1b disease are unknown. …