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Cancer of the Penis, Anus, and Vulva

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Tropical Hemato-Oncology

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Cancer of the anus, vulva, and penis are rare diseases. They are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. HIV-infected patients have a higher risk of developing these cancers in comparison with the general population. Anal, vulvar, and penile cancers are lymphophilic tumors, and lymph node involvement is the most important predictor of prognosis. Surgery with lymph node dissection is the standard treatment of invasive vulvar and penile cancers. Depending on the surgical pathology result following, adjuvant radiotherapy may be indicated. Radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy is the standard treatment of anal cancer; salvage abdominoperineal resection is indicated in case of local relapse after radiotherapy.

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  1. Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France

    Jean-Philippe Spano

  2. Radiation Oncology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France

    Laurence Moureau-Zabotto & Mathieu Minsat

  3. Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital Saint Louis, Paris, France

    Laurent Quéro

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  1. Medical Oncology, Claude-Bernard-Lyon1 University, Lyon, France

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  2. Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana

    Bernard Carme

  3. Service de dermatologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana

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  4. Guyane, INSERM CIC 1424, Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana

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Spano, JP., Moureau-Zabotto, L., Minsat, M., Quéro, L. (2015). Cancer of the Penis, Anus, and Vulva. In: Droz, JP., Carme, B., Couppié, P., Nacher, M., Thiéblemont, C. (eds) Tropical Hemato-Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18257-5_45

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