Center for Urethral & Genitalia Reconstructive Surgery, Florence

Penile carcinoma in patients with genital lichen sclerosus reviewed

Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 27th, 2006

Penile carcinoma in patients with genital lichen sclerosus (LS) was reviewed.

According to recent research from Italy, "In this observational descriptive study we reviewed the histology and the clinical records of 130 patients with LS involving the male genitalia to determine the presence of premalignant or malignant lesions. A total of 130 male patients (from 1991 to 2001) with genital LS were treated at our centers. Mean patient age at diagnosis was 42.5 years."

"In all patients with a clinical diagnosis of LS, the histology was reexamined to look for evidence of LS, applying strict histological criteria. All cases of histologically proven...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-05-27)

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