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Multimodality imaging of penile cancer: what radiologists need to know

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The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive update on the role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of penile cancer. Imaging plays a major role in the initial assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up of patients with penile carcinoma. MRI helps in assessing the T staging of the primary and in detecting local recurrence. PET/CT and CT are useful for detecting regional nodal and distant metastases.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea

    Chong Hyun Suh & Kyung Won Kim

  2. Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Akshay D. Baheti, Sree Harsha Tirumani, Michael H. Rosenthal, Nikhil H. Ramaiya & Atul B. Shinagare

  3. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Akshay D. Baheti, Sree Harsha Tirumani, Michael H. Rosenthal, Nikhil H. Ramaiya & Atul B. Shinagare

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Suh, C.H., Baheti, A.D., Tirumani, S.H. et al. Multimodality imaging of penile cancer: what radiologists need to know. Abdom Imaging 40, 424–435 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0218-6

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