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{{Carcinoma of the penis}}

'''Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] [mailto:charlesmichaelgibson@gmail.com] Phone:617-632-7753; Joel Gelman, M.D. [mailto:jgelman@uci.edu], ''Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of    California,Irvine''

==Overview==
[[Prognosis]] of carcinoma of the penis is generally good, and the 5-year survival rate is approximately 67%. The prognosis varies with the stage of [[tumor]]; stages 0–II have the most favorable prognosis.

==Prognosis==
Prognosis is generally good, and the 5-year survival rate of patients with penile cancer is approximately 67%.<ref>Survival statistics for penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/prognosis-and-survival/survival-statistics/?region=ab Accessed on September, 30 2015 </ref>

===Survival by stage===
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 250px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Stage}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 400px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Definition}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|5-year survival rate}}
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Stages 0–II
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Within the penis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |80-100%
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Stage III and some stage IV
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |40-80%
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Some stage IV
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |Spread to distant sites in the body
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |11%
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The prognosis varies with the stage of tumor; stages 0–II have the most favorable prognosis.<ref>Survival statistics for penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/prognosis-and-survival/survival-statistics/?region=ab Accessed on September, 30 2015 </ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Types of cancer]]
[[Category:Andrology]]
[[Category:Penis]]

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