This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
True regarding predisposing factors for penile carcinoma are all except: March 2012, March 2013 (e) 
Select and explain. 
A. Paget's disease, B. Genital was, C. Circumcision, D. Leucoplakia
C: Circumcision
Answer: C: Circumcision 
Explanation: Ans: C i.e. Circumcision Premalignant conditions for carcinoma penis Leucoplakia of the glans (similar to the condition seen n the tongue), longstanding genital was (which may rarely be the site of malignant change) & Paget's disease of the penis are definite precarcinomatous states Circumcision soon after bih confers immunity against carcinoma of penis. Later circumcision does not seem to have the same effect.