Radiotherapy for penile cancers.

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Date publication

décembre 2021

Journal

Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr PEIFFERT Didier


Tous les auteurs :
Escande A, Peiffert D, Dejean C, Hannoun-Lévi JM, Cordoba A, Pommier P, Haie-Méder C, Chargari C

Résumé

Penile cancers are uncommon and should be treated in expert center. Radiotherapy indications are mainly limited to exclusive brachytherapy for early stage penile glans cancer. Brachytherapy yields to excellent outcome for disease control and organ and function preservation. Only scarce data are available for external beam radiation therapy. It could be considered as palliative setting for irradiation of the primary tumor. For lymph node irradiation, external beam radiation therapy (with or without chemotherapy) could be discussed either as neoadjuvant approach prior to surgery for massive inguinal lymph node invasion or as adjuvant approach in case of high-risk of relapse. However, these cases should be discussed on an individual basis, as the level of evidence is poor. We present the recommendations of the French Society of Oncological Radiotherapy on the indications and techniques for external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy for penile glans cancer.

Mots clés

Brachytherapy, Cancer de verge, Cancer du pénis, Curiethérapie, French society for radiation oncology, Glans cancer, Guidelines, Penile cancer, Radiation oncology, Radiotherapy, Radiothérapie, Recommandations, Société française de radiothérapie oncologique

Référence

Cancer Radiother. 2021 Dec 20;: