Penile carcinoma is usually?: (A) Squamous cell carcinoma, (B) Basal cell carcinoma, (C) Adenocarcinoma, (D) Small cell carcinoma
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Squamous cell carcinoma * Most of penile cancers are squamous cell carcinoma and arise on glans or inner surface of prepuce.* Two most common growth patterns are papillary and flat. A third uncommon variant is verrucous carcinoma (Giant condyloma or Buschke-Lowenstein tumor) which is well-differentiated with low malignant potential.