Is body mass index a risk factor for lymphnode metastasis in penile cancer?
Overweight and obesity were less frequently seen in patients with PC than in the Brazilian population. BMI was not a risk factor for developing lymph node metastasis; the only predictive factor for lymph node metastasis was the presence of lymphovascular invasion.
Authors
- Leonardo Oliveira Reis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-414X)
- Eliney Ferreira Faria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-3417)
- Rafael Neuppmann Feres
- Philippe E. Spiess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5723-1972)
- Shahrokh François Shariat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-6179)
- Rodolfo Borges dos Reis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0328-1840)
- Roberto Días Machado
- Antônio Rodrigues Ferreira Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9483-8060)
- Filipe Stirpari
Institutions
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University (JO)
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Cornell University (US)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- Hospital de Câncer de Barretos (BR)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (BR)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-13763-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01