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Carcinoma of the penis classification
Introduction
Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Overview
Carcinoma of the penis may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.
Classification
Classification
Most common malignant penile tumours
Squamous cell carcinoma[1][2][3]
- The most common type of penile cancer is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
- Warty carcinoma (verruciform) and verrucous carcinoma
- Looks like a genital wart and may have a cauliflower-like appearance
- Usually slow growing, but they gradually enlarge and can spread deeply into surrounding tissue
- Rarely spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body
- Often associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
- Basaloid carcinoma
- Uncommon type of squamous cell penile cancer[5]
- Fast growing
- Sarcomatoid carcinoma
- Fast growing
Rare malignant penile tumours
Adenocarcinoma“Penile Cancer: Introduction | Cancer.Net”.
- Develops from sweat glands (glandular cells) in the skin of the penis
- Occurs much less often than SCC
- Also called Paget’s disease of the penis
Melanoma
- Develops from skin cells called melanocytes
- Usually develops on sun-exposed areas of skin, but sometimes develops on the penis
Basal cell carcinoma
Lymphoma
- A type of cancer that starts in immune cells of the lymphatic system
Sarcoma
- A type of cancer that starts in connective tissues (tissue that surrounds and supports various organs in the body)
- Starts in the connective and supporting tissues of the body
- Tends to be fast growing
- May include AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (KS)
References
References
- ↑ Malignant tumours of the penis. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/penile-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=ab
- ↑ Cubilla AL, Velazquez EF, Amin MB, Epstein J, Berney DM, Corbishley CM; et al. (2018). “The World Health Organisation 2016 classification of penile carcinomas: a review and update from the International Society of Urological Pathology expert-driven recommendations”. Histopathology. 72 (6): 893–904. doi:10.1111/his.13429. PMID 29105175.
- ↑ Marchionne, Elizabeth; Perez, Caroline; Hui, Andrea; Khachemoune, Amor (2017). “Penile squamous cell carcinoma: a review of the literature and case report treated with Mohs micrographic surgery”. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 92 (1): 95–99. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175009. ISSN 0365-0596.
- ↑ Thapa, Sushma; Ghosh, Arnab; Shrestha, Santosh; Ghartimagar, Dilasma; Narasimhan, Raghavan; Talwar, OP (2017). “Warty Carcinoma Penis: An Uncommon Variant”. Case Reports in Pathology. 2017: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2017/2937592. ISSN 2090-6781.
- ↑ Hakenberg, Oliver Walther; Dräger, Desiree Louise; Erbersdobler, Andreas; Naumann, Carsten Maik; Jünemann, Klaus-Peter; Protzel, Chris (2018). “The diagnosis and treatment of penile cancer”. Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2018.0646. ISSN 1866-0452.