Corpus Cavernosum Invasion and Tumor Grade in the Prediction of Lymph Node Condition in Penile Carcinoma

Abstract
Of the 101 patients with penile cancer, we have analyzed 66 from whom we had enough information: 42 (63.3 %) patients with corpora cavernosa invasion (T(2-3)) and 24 (36.6%) without (T(1)i). With respect to the tumor grade, in 36 (54.3%) patients it was well differentiated (G I), in 23 (34.8%) moderately (GII) and in 7 (10.6%) poorly differentiated (GUI). We also analyzed the inguinal lymph node condition. Of the 66 patients, 28 (42.4%) developed nodal métastasés, and 38 (57.6%) were considered free of nodal métastasés and disease with an average follow-up of 76.2 months (range 38-192). The presence of metastatic nodes was influenced by both tumor stage and grade with significant differences between T(2-3) and T(1) (p = 0.001) and between GII—III and GI (p