Penile cancer: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

ESMO Open. 2024 Jul;9(7):103481. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103481. Epub 2024 Jul 11.

Abstract

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    This ESMO CPG provides recommendations for diagnosis, staging, pathology, treatment and follow-up of penile cancer.

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    Algorithms for the management of primary penile tumours and inguinal lymph nodes are provided.

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    The author group encompasses a multidisciplinary group of experts from different institutions and countries in Europe.

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    Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors’ collective expert opinion.

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    In clinical practice, all recommendations provided need to be discussed with patients in a shared decision-making approach.

Keywords: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline; diagnosis; penile cancer; recommendations; treatment.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Penile Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Penile Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Penile Neoplasms* / therapy