%0 Journal Article
%T Role of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMRI) in Assessment of Primary Penile Tumor Characteristics and Its Correlations With Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis: A Prospective Study
%A Debanga Sarma
%A Pranab K. Kaman
%A Puskal K. Bagchi
%A Rajeev T.P.
%A Sasanka Kumar Barua
%A Saumar Jyoti Baruah
%A Yashasvi Singh
%J Archive of "World Journal of Oncology".
%D 2018
%R 10.14740/wjon1138w
%X Penile cancer is a rare malignancy. The extent of lymph node (LN) metastasis is the most important prognostic factor in penile cancer. However, preoperative prediction of LN involvement in clinically non-palpable LN is still a challenge. In absence of a reliable biomarker, attempts are being made to validate imaging characteristics as a predictive tool. The aim of the present study is to assess the primary penile tumor characteristics with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) and its correlations with inguinal LN status and tumor positivity in LN dissection specimen within normal sized LNs
%K Carcinoma penis
%K Lymph node
%K DWMRI
%K ADC value
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6279457/