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Conservative surgery for penile cancer: what surgical excision margins are needed to achieve oncologic control?

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boxed-textMinhas S et al. (2005) What surgical resection margins are required to achieve oncological control in men with primary penile cancer? BJU Int 96: 1040–1043

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