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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Penile cancer''' is a [[cancer|malignant]] growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the [[penis]], usually originating in the glans and/or foreskin. It is a rare form of [[cancer]] with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 per year in developed countries.<ref>http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_penile_cancer_35.asp?sitearea=</ref><ref>http://www.health.am/cr/tumors-of-the-penis/ Tumors of the Penis</ref> | '''Penile cancer''' is a [[cancer|malignant]] growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the [[penis]], usually originating in the glans and/or foreskin. It is a rare form of [[cancer]] with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 per year in developed countries.<ref>http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_penile_cancer_35.asp?sitearea=</ref><ref>http://www.health.am/cr/tumors-of-the-penis/ Tumors of the Penis</ref><ref>http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/cancer/vanhowe/ Full text</ref> | ||
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Joel Gelman, M.D. [2], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California,Irvine
Overview
Penile cancer is a malignant growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the penis, usually originating in the glans and/or foreskin. It is a rare form of cancer with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 per year in developed countries.[1][2][3]