Abstract
Background: Penile cancer is an unusual malignancy with higher incidence rates in developing countries like India when compared to the Western world. Incidence varies fro m 0.7-2.3 cases per 100,000 men in urban India and 3 cases per 100,000 men in rural India. In spite of its rarity, it form s a suitable medical model for theranostics. Given this relevance we put forward our departmental experience in a rural Indi an setup. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective three year study of penile SCC patients managed in Indian Red Cross Cancer Hospital, India. Data was compared with similar studies across the world. Results: 23 patients were diagnosed with squamous cell car cinoma of penis during the period of study. We witnessed in this study that a relatively younger a ge of presentation and early stages prevailing. Hig her percentage of involvement of prepuce and body was also noted. Conclusion: Consideration of prognostic histopathological fact ors may help to tailor appropriate management in this infre quent malignancy.
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