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Treatment of erythroplasia of Queyrat with liquid nitrogen cryosurgery
Author(s) -
SONNEX T.S.,
RALFS I.G.,
LANZA MARIA PLAZA,
DAWBER R.P.R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1982.tb04562.x
Subject(s) - cryosurgery , glans penis , medicine , penis , dermatology , surgery
SUMMARY Erythroplasia of Queyrat is now generally considered to be Bowen's disease of the glans penis. The literature is reviewed and the need for a treatment that is destructive to abnormal tissue yet cosmetically acceptable is stressed. Cryosurgery appears to be a very appropriate form of treatment for this condition – its effectiveness was demonstrated in two cases.