CORRELATION BETWEEN THE EXTENT OF NODAL INVOLVEMENT AND SURVIVAL FOLLOWING GROIN DISSECTION FOR CARCINOMA OF THE PENIS

Between 1962 and 1986, 208 inguinal and 143 ilio-inguinal lymphadenect omies were performed on 201 patients with carcinoma of the penis. The crude 5-year survival rate was 95% for patients with negative nodes, 7 6% when only inguinal nodes were positive, and 0% when the pelvic node s were positive. The adverse prognostic factors were (1) involvement o f > 3 inguinal nodes, (2) perinodal infiltration in the inguinal area, and (3) pelvic node involvement.