Carcinoma of penis treated with neodymium yag laser

Abstract

Sixteen men with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis were treated primarily with the Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd: YAG) laser. Five patients had TIS, 9 had T1 tumors, and 2 had T2 carcinoma. All patients had refused traditional therapy of partial penectomy and gave informed consent as to the investigational nature of the Nd: YAG laser photoradiation therapy. Circumcisions and deep tissue biopsies were performed on all patients prior to tumoricidal neodymium photoradiation treatment. The patients were followed from twelve to thirty-six months. At follow-up, 5 patients with TIS had no evidence of recurrent cancer. Of the 9 patients with T1 squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, 6 (67%) were tumor free at a mean follow-up of twenty-six months. The 2 men with T2 carcinoma of the penis had reduction of the tumor mass but were not cured. The obvious advantage of the Nd: YAG laser in treating carcinoma of the penis is preservation of the penis eliminating disfiguring amputation.