PENILE CANCER

Course overview

PENILE CANCER IS AN UNCOMMON MALIGNANCY, BUT WHEN DIAGNOSED IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY DEVASTATING TO THE PATIENT AND CAN POSE A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE TO THE TREATING UROLOGIST. PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION TEND TO DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. THIS DELAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH EMBARRASSMENT, GUILT, FEAR, AND DENIAL OF THE PATIENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PRESENTATION, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND DIAGNOSIS OF PENILE CANCER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.