Back Peniskanker Afrikaans سرطان القضيب Arabic Kanser sa buto BCL Càncer de penis Catalan Peniskarzinom German ފިރިހެނުންގެ ޖިންސީ ގުނަވަނަށްޖެހޭ ކެންސަރު DV Καρκίνος του πέους Greek Cáncer de pene Spanish سرطان آلت مردی Persian Penissyöpä Finnish
| Carcinoma of the penis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Frequency | 36,068 in 2020[1] |
| Deaths | 13,211 (2020)[1] |
Penile cancer, or penile carcinoma, is a cancer that develops in the skin or tissues of the penis. Symptoms may include abnormal growth, an ulcer or sore on the skin of the penis, and bleeding or foul smelling discharge.[2]
Risk factors include phimosis (inability to retract foreskin of the penis), chronic inflammation, smoking, HPV infection, condylomata acuminate, having multiple sexual partners, and early age of sexual intercourse.[3]
Around 95% of penile cancers are squamous-cell carcinomas. Other types of penile cancer such as Merkel-cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and melanoma are generally rare.[4] In 2020, it occurred in 36,000 men and caused 13,000 deaths.[1]
- ^ a b c "Penile Cancer Factsheet" (PDF). Global Cancer Observatory. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Signs and Symptoms of Penile Cancer | Signs Of Penile Cancer". www.cancer.org. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Sumedia-Online. "EAU Guidelines: Penile Cancer". Uroweb. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Bleeker MC, Heideman DA, Snijders PJ, Horenblas S, Dillner J, Meijer CJ (April 2009). "Penile cancer: epidemiology, pathogenesis and prevention". World Journal of Urology. 27 (2): 141–50. doi:10.1007/s00345-008-0302-z. PMID 18607597. S2CID 25742226.