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Penile Tumors: Classification, Clinics and Current Therapeutic Approach

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Color Doppler US of the Penis

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Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy in developed countries. In the United States, 1,530 cases occur per year. Higher incidence rates (Narayana et al. 1982) are seen in Africa and Asia (10% to 20%), and in areas of Brazil penile cancer accounts for 17% of all malignancies in men (Ornellas et al. 1994). Penile cancer most commonly affects men between 50 and 70 years of age (Hoppmann and Fraley 1978). Younger individuals are also affected; approximately 22% of patients are less than 40 years of age.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas “Dr. Eduardo Caceres Graziani”, Av. Angamos 2520, Lima 34 (Surquillo), Peru

    Mariela Pow-Sang MD & Víctor Destéfano MD

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Pow-Sang, M., Destéfano, V. (2008). Penile Tumors: Classification, Clinics and Current Therapeutic Approach. In: Bertolotto, M. (eds) Color Doppler US of the Penis. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36677-5_13

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