Incidence
Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy in developed countries. In the United States, 1,400 cases occur per year.[1] Higher incidence rates are seen in Africa and Asia (10% to 20%),[2] and in areas of Brazil, penile cancer accounts for 17% of all malignancies in men.[3] At the Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas in Peru, 272 new cases of penile cancer were diagnosed between 1985-1997, making this disease the 23rd most common malignancy and representing 1.3% of all malignancies in men.[4] In the Western world, the usual age at presentation is in the 6th decade.[5] Penile carcinoma is typically a disease of middle-aged to older men, most commonly affecting those between 50 and 70 years of age. Younger individuals are also affected; approximately 22% of patients are less than 40 years of age.
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