Penile Cancer: Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Cancer of the penis is rare in Senegal. This rarity could be related to the preventive action of ritual circumcision that is widely practiced during childhood. We report 3 cases of penile cancer tumor. The average age of our patients was 42.5 years with as extreme 22 years and 67 years. The average time for consultation was 6 months. All patients were circumcised during childhood. Squamous cell carcinoma was found in 2 cases. The review of the literature shows the rarity of this tumor and the role of promoting factors: the absence of circumcision and papillomavirus infection