Primary Penile Cancer: A Six-Case Experience and Review of Diagnostic Challenges

Tumors of the penis are very rare and represent less than 1% of adult male cancers. They are very rare in our context due to the fact that neonatal circumcision is commonly practiced; they occur mostly after 75 years of age. There are several favourable factors, notably human papillomavirus or HPV, and in 95% of cases it is a squamous cell carcinoma. The reference treatment remains surgical. We report retrospectively the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic features and the long-term evaluation of 6 cases of primary cancers of the penis collected in our department.