A cohort study among 402 patients with penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil with the highest worldwide incidence

Abstract

Abstract Objective Maranhão State—Northeast Brazil–has the world’s highest incidence of penile cancer. This study describes the epidemiological, histopathological and clinical profile of patients stricken across that Brazilian state. The study is aimed at providing new data on neoplasia. Data description 402 men stricken with penile cancer were studied from January 2004 to December 2018. A retrospective stage was developed with collection of physical and electronic records. A prospective stage was performed with collection of clinical and epidemiological information through a questionnaire. The surgical material was looked into by a uropathologist, and the lesions were evaluated for macroscopic characteristics and various microscopic parameters. Three articles using this data have already been published.

Keywords

• Carcinoma
• Penile neoplasms
• Papillomavirus infections
• Squamous cell carcinoma