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History of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymphadenectomy

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The cancer of penis has been recognized for centuries, and its management was first described by Celsus [1] in the seventeenth century when he recommended an amputation for a penile carcinoma with cauterization of the raw stump to control bleeding. However, only in 1800s the inguinal lymphadenectomy was recognized as a routine to threat inguinal metastases [1, 2].

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  1. Section of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, ABC Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcos Tobias-Machado & Marcio Covas Moschovas

  2. Section of Urologic Oncology, National Institute of Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Antonio Augusto Ornellas

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Tobias-Machado, M., Moschovas, M.C., Ornellas, A.A. (2018). History of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymphadenectomy. In: Delman, K., Master, V. (eds) Malignancies of the Groin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60858-7_1

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