Profile of Patients with Penile Neoplasms Who Have Undergone Penectomy

• Published in: International archives of medicine Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Figueiroa, Maria das Neves, De Menezes, Maria Lúcia Neto, Tavares, Leonardo Nogueira, Maciel, Andre Frederico Franklin, Gomes, Laurecir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 18-07-2017
• ISSN: 1755-7682; 1755-7682
• DOI: 10.3823/2493

Introduction: Penile cancer accounts for 10% to 20% of the male urogenital tumors. In Brazil, the North and Northeast regions have the highest rates.
Objective: Analytical, retrospective, and cross-sectional study addressing the profile of individuals with penile neoplasms who have undergone penectomy in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Methods: The population of this study consisted of 305 men who underwent penectomy at the Pernambuco State Cancer Hospital (HCP), from 2000 to 2009. There was prevalence of elderly, low-schooling and low-income men, as well as individuals from municipalities outside the Metropolitan Region of Recife.
Results: Poor hygiene, smoking, and phimosis were the main risk factors identified. Patients showed epidermoid carcinoma (type I) and metastasis. The early signs and symptoms were tumor and painful ulcer.
Conclusion: Most of the individuals have undergone partial penectomy.
Keywords: Penile Neoplasms; Epidemiology; Hygiene; Phimosis; Brazil.