EAU & ASCO: Penile Cancer 2023: Difference between revisions

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** '''Involvement of surrounding structures'''
** '''Involvement of surrounding structures'''
** '''Anticipated skin and soft tissue defects (as well as plastic surgical consultation (as appropriate))'''
** '''Anticipated skin and soft tissue defects (as well as plastic surgical consultation (as appropriate))'''
* '''Organ-sparing'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Organ-sparing'''
** '''Options'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Options'''
*** '''Circumcision'''
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Circumcision'''
**** '''Standard treatment for foreskin/preputial penile cancer'''
**** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Standard treatment for foreskin/preputial penile cancer'''
**** '''Facilitates follow-up in patients treated with topical treatment, laser therapy or brachytherapy, facilitates follow-up examinations'''
**** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Facilitates follow-up in patients treated with topical treatment, laser therapy or brachytherapy, facilitates follow-up examinations'''
*** '''Wide local excision'''
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Wide local excision'''
*** '''Glansectomy'''
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Glansectomy'''
*** '''Glans resurfacing'''
*** '''Glans resurfacing'''
**** '''Consists of full thickness removal of the glandular epithelium followed by reconstruction with a graft'''
**** '''Consists of full thickness removal of the glandular epithelium followed by reconstruction with a graft'''
**'''Indications'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications'''
***'''Lesions confined to the glans and prepuce (PeIN, Ta, T1–T2) and patient willing to comply with strict follow-up'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Lesions confined to the glans and prepuce (PeIN, Ta, T1–T2) and patient willing to comply with strict follow-up'''
* '''Amputative surgery'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Amputative surgery'''
** '''Partial penectomy'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Partial penectomy'''
*** '''Indications'''
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications'''
***# '''Invasion of the corpora cavernosa (T3)'''
***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Invasion of the corpora cavernosa (T3)'''
***# '''Patient not willing to undergo organ-sparing surgery or not willing to comply with strict follow-up.'''
***# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Patient not willing to undergo organ-sparing surgery or not willing to comply with strict follow-up.'''
***Efficacy
***Efficacy
****Risk of local recurrence ≈4–5%
****Risk of local recurrence ≈4–5%
**'''Total penectomy with perineal urethrostomy'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Total penectomy with perineal urethrostomy'''
***'''Indications'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications'''
****'''Large invasive tumours not amenable to partial amputation'''
****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Large invasive tumours not amenable to partial amputation'''
* '''With surgical treatment, negative surgical margins for invasive carcinoma must be obtained.'''
* '''With surgical treatment, negative surgical margins for invasive carcinoma must be obtained.'''
** Perform intra-operative frozen section analysis of resection margins in cases of doubt on the completeness of resection.
** Perform intra-operative frozen section analysis of resection margins in cases of doubt on the completeness of resection.
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==== Treatment of superficial non-invasive disease (PeIN, Ta) ====
==== Treatment of superficial non-invasive disease (PeIN, Ta) ====


*'''Options'''
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Options'''
** '''Non-surgical'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Non-surgical'''
*** '''Topical therapies'''
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Topical therapies'''
**** '''Imiquimod'''
**** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Imiquimod'''
**** '''5-fluorouracil'''
**** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">5-fluorouracil'''
****'''Insufficient responses and recurrences may signify underlying invasive disease, hence, if topical treatment fails, it should not be repeated'''
****'''Insufficient responses and recurrences may signify underlying invasive disease, hence, if topical treatment fails, it should not be repeated'''
***'''Laser ablation'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Laser ablation'''
**'''Surgical'''
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Surgical'''
***'''Circumcision'''  
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Circumcision'''  
****'''Should be the primary surgical option'''
****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Should be the primary surgical option'''
***** Following circumcision, the glans mucosa keratinizes over a period of 3–6 months and any residual PeIN or lichen sclerosus may resolve. Close monitoring before starting additional therapy has been advocated
***** Following circumcision, the glans mucosa keratinizes over a period of 3–6 months and any residual PeIN or lichen sclerosus may resolve. Close monitoring before starting additional therapy has been advocated
***'''Local excision'''
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Local excision'''
**** Extensive PeIN, residual PeIN in resection margins or recurrent disease after ablative or topical therapy, can be treated by surgical excision
**** Extensive PeIN, residual PeIN in resection margins or recurrent disease after ablative or topical therapy, can be treated by surgical excision
**** Glans resurfacing
**** Glans resurfacing
* '''Despite treatment, penile intra-epithelial neoplasia can progress to invasive lesions in 2.6–13% of patients'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Despite treatment, penile intra-epithelial neoplasia can progress to invasive lesions in 2.6–13% of patients'''


==== Treatment of invasive disease confined to the glans (cT1/T2) ====
==== Treatment of invasive disease confined to the glans (cT1/T2) ====


* Treatment choice depends on tumour size, histology, stage and grade, localisation and patient preference.
* <span style="color:#ff0000">Treatment choice depends on tumour size, histology, stage and grade, localisation and patient preference.
** When feasible, small and localised invasive lesions should receive organ-sparing treatment.
** <span style="color:#ff0000">When feasible, small and localised invasive lesions should receive organ-sparing treatment.
*** Organ-sparing surgery associated with higher recurrence rates than amputative surgery
*** <span style="color:#ff0000">Organ-sparing surgery associated with higher recurrence rates than amputative surgery
* Foreskin tumours  
* <span style="color:#ff0000">Foreskin tumours  
** Treated by ‘radical’ circumcision.
** <span style="color:#ff0000">Treated by ‘radical’ circumcision.
* For glandular and coronal lesions
* <span style="color:#ff0000">For glandular and coronal lesions
** Surgical options
** <span style="color:#ff0000">Surgical options
*** Wide local excision
*** <span style="color:#ff0000">Wide local excision
*** Partial glansectomy
*** <span style="color:#ff0000">Partial glansectomy
*** Total glansectomy with reconstruction
*** <span style="color:#ff0000">Total glansectomy with reconstruction
** Non-surgical options
** <span style="color:#ff0000">Non-surgical options
*** External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
*** <span style="color:#ff0000">External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
*** Laser therapy of small lesions has been reported but the risk of invasive disease must be recognised, and the recurrence risk is high, possibly as a result of the limited tissue penetration depth of laser ablation.
*** Laser therapy of small lesions has been reported but the risk of invasive disease must be recognized, and the recurrence risk is high, possibly as a result of the limited tissue penetration depth of laser ablation.
* Width of negative surgical margins
* Width of negative surgical margins
** Macroscopic margins can indeed be minimal, specifically in smaller and less aggressive lesions
** Macroscopic margins can indeed be minimal, specifically in smaller and less aggressive lesions