Penis Cancer (cont.)
Treatment options by stage
Stage 0 (carcinoma in situ)
Treatment of stage 0 may be one of the following:
- Mohs microsurgery.
- Topical chemotherapy.
- Topical biologic therapy.
- Laser
surgery.
- Cryosurgery.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical
Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage 0 penile cancer.
Stage I penile cancer
If the cancer is only in the foreskin, wide local
excision and circumcision may be the only treatment needed.
Treatment of stage I penile cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (partial or total penectomy with or without removal of lymph nodes in
the groin.
- External or internal radiation therapy.
- Mohs microsurgery.
- A clinical
trial of laser therapy.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under
study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being
studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web
site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage I penile cancer.
Stage II penile cancer
Treatment of stage II penile cancer may include the
following:
- Surgery (partial or total penectomy, with or without removal of lymph nodes
in the groin).
- External or internal radiation therapy followed by surgery.
- A
clinical trial of sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by surgery.
- A clinical
trial of laser surgery.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under
study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being
studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web
site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage II penile cancer.
Stage III penile cancer
Treatment of stage III penile cancer may include the
following:
- Surgery (penectomy and removal of lymph nodes in the groin) with or without
radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of sentinel lymph node
biopsy followed by surgery.
- A clinical trial of radiosensitizers.
- A clinical
trial of chemotherapy before or after surgery.
This summary section refers to
specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every
new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is
available from the NCI Web site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage III penile cancer.
Stage IV penile cancer
Treatment of stage IV penile cancer is usually
palliative (to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life). Treatment may
include the following:
- Surgery (wide local excision and removal of lymph nodes in the groin).
- Radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy before or after surgery.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical
trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information
about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage IV penile cancer.
Treatment options for recurrent penile cancer
Treatment of recurrent penile cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (penectomy).
- Radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of biologic therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy.
This summary section refers to specific
treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new
treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available
from the NCI Web site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with recurrent penile cancer.
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