A patient presents at the clinic with white patches on his penis and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. The diagnosis is penile cancer. The nurse is aware that the treatment for penile cancer is treatment of the primary lesion followed by what?
A) Chemotherapy
B) Radiation therapy
C) Palliative care
D) Broad-spectrum antibiotics
Ans: D
Feedback: Because enlarged inguinal lymph nodes are caused by inflammation in 50% of cases, patients who present with enlarged lymph nodes should undergo treatment of the primary lesion followed by a 4- to 6-week course of oral broad-spectrum antibiotics. Enlarged lymph nodes are not treated by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Palliative care is care that is given to improve the quality of life of a terminal patient.
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