Diagnostic and treatment delays in penile cancer: a call to improve awareness and referral

World J Urol. 2026 Mar 4;44(1):217. doi: 10.1007/s00345-026-06319-y.

Fausto Negri^{1

2}, Giuseppe Basile³, Armando Galdieri^{1

2}, Mattia Longoni^{1

2}, Massimiliano Raffo^{1

2}, Edoardo Pozzi^{1

2}, Federico Belladelli^{1

2}, Andrea Folcia^{1

2}, Marco Malvestiti^{1

2}, Chiara Mercinelli^{1

4}, Andrea Necchi^{1

4}, Maurizio Colecchia^{1

5}, Alberto Briganti^{1

2}, Francesco Montorsi^{1

2}, Andrea Salonia^{1

2}, Marco Bandini^{6

7}

¹ Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
² Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Pathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. bandini.marco@hsr.it.
⁷ Division of Oncology, Unit of Urology - URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, MI, Italy. bandini.marco@hsr.it.

No abstract available

Keywords: Diagnostic delay; Oncological outcomes; Organ-sparing surgery; Patient referral; Penile cancer.