Does penis cancer need to be removed?

Penile cancer usually needs to be removed.

Penile cancer is a malignant tumor originating from penile tissue. For patients, if the disease is not controlled, cancer cells in the human body may infiltrate and metastasize, thus endangering life. Therefore, surgery is needed as soon as possible after diagnosis to remove the diseased tissue and remove the surrounding lymph node tissue to improve the success rate of clinical cure and prevent the spread of the disease. Early patients can retain partial sexual ability by partial resection. For invasive penile cancer patients, it is generally necessary to completely remove penile tissue. In addition, for penile cancer has appeared invasive, metastatic phenomenon of patients, postoperative treatment is usually recommended, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc., to prolong survival.