Le carcinome épidermoïde du pénis: évaluation clinique et thérapeutique des aires ganglionnaires.

The presence of lymph node metastasis in the case of penile cancer is a major prognosis indicator. A survival rate of 80% can be reached in the case of a nodal invasion limited to 2 unilateral groin nodes (without extension out of the node), whereas a larger invasion requires a multimodal treatment. It is then important to realize the most precise assessment of the tumor's spread, thanks to the use of dynamic lymphoscintigraphy for biopsy of inguinal sentinel node in patients cN0, or the positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET-scan) in patients cN+. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]