Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy: Refi ning surgical technique after ten years experience

Marcos Tobias-Machado, Pericles Rios Auad*, Victor Corona, Igor Silva, Oseas de Castro Neves, Eliney Ferreira Faria, Pablo Matos, Alexandre Cesar Santos, Roberto Machado, Aurus Dourado and Hamilton de Campos Zampolli

Penile carcinoma is a rare malignant disease with a significantly higher incidence in some areas of underdeveloped countries [1]. Inguinal nodal involvement is found in 20% to 40% of cases at diagnosis and nodal metastasis is an important predictive factor for survival [2,3]. Metastatic penile carcinoma has an extremely poor prognosis, since reported results of systemic therapy have been disappointing, even when improvement is achieved [4-12].

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Published on: Dec 30, 2017 Pages: 34-37

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