Carcinoma of penis treated with neodymium YAG laser |
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Authors: | T R Malloy A J Wein V L Carpiniello |
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Affiliation: | Department of Urology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. |
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Abstract: | Sixteen men with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis were treated primarily with the Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. Five patients had TIS, 9 had T1 tumors, and 2 had T2 carcinoma. All patients had refused traditional therapy of partial penectomy and gave informed consent as to the investigational nature of the Nd:YAG laser photoradiation therapy. Circumcisions and deep tissue biopsies were performed on all patients prior to tumoricidal neodymium photoradiation treatment. The patients were followed from twelve to thirty-six months. At follow-up, 5 patients with TIS had no evidence of recurrent cancer. Of the 9 patients with T1 squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, 6 (67%) were tumor-free at a mean follow-up of twenty-six months. The 2 men with T2 carcinoma of the penis had reduction of the tumor mass but were not cured. The obvious advantage of the Nd:YAG laser in treating carcinoma of the penis is preservation of the penis eliminating disfiguring amputation. |
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