(UroToday.com) The rare tumors session at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) 2021 Virtual meeting included a presentation discussing new developments in inguinal lymph node dissection and sentinel node biopsy, by Dr. Oscar Brouwer from The Netherlands Cancer Institute. Dr. Brouwer notes that penile cancer survival is highly dependent on lymph node status and that appropriate management of the regional lymph nodes is crucial for patient survival. Older studies suggest that early resection of occult metastasis versus resection after the disease is palpable during surveillance significantly improves cancer-specific survival (84% vs 35% at 3 years).

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