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Cancer Penis and Scrotum

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In this chapter a summary is given of the most relevant epidemiological, etiological, diagnostic and therapeutic data regarding squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and the scrotum.

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  1. Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Simon Horenblas MD, PhD, FEBU

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  1. Department of Urology, Homerton University Hospital & Formerly St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Vinod H. Nargund

  2. Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Derek Raghavan

  3. Radiation Oncology, Cedars Sinai Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Howard M. Sandler

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Horenblas, S. (2015). Cancer Penis and Scrotum. In: Nargund, V., Raghavan, D., Sandler, H. (eds) Urological Oncology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-482-1_50

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