Table 2 Clinical features of patients with penile cancer.
From: Profile of patients with penile cancer in the region with the highest worldwide incidence
% (N) | |
|---|---|
Age [mean (range)] | 60.4 years (23–93 years) |
Below 40 years | 14 (16/116) |
Between 40 and 60 years | 32 (37/116) |
Above 60 years | 54 (63/116) |
Smoking habits | |
No | 43 (46/107) |
Yes | 41 (44/107) |
Not evaluated | 16 (17/107) |
Alcoholism | |
No | 30 (29/96) |
Yes | 24 (23/96) |
Former alcoholist | 9 (9/96) |
Not evaluated | 37 (35/96) |
Foreskin characteristics | |
Long foreskin | 16 (16/98) |
Phimosis | 66 (71/110) |
Previous circumcision | 24 (26/110) |
Genital warts | 22 (14/65) |
Genital hygiene | |
Poor/moderate | 73 (70/96) |
Good | 27 (26/96) |
History of STIs | 55 (40/73) |
Sexual history | |
Age of first sexual encounter [mean (range)] | 16.2 years (10–25 years) |
Zoophilia | 60 (43/72) |
No. female partners | |
Less than 6 | 25 (19/75) |
Between 6 and 10 | 17 (13/75) |
More than 10 | 58 (43/75) |
Duration of symptom [mean (range)] | 18.9 months (2–84 months) |
Initial symptom | |
Prutirus | 37 (24/64) |
Ulcer | 28 (18/64) |
Nodule/tumor | 26 (17/64) |
Secretion | 11 (7/64) |
Others* | 11 (7/64) |
Linfo node enlargement on admission | 42 (28/67) |
