Treatment of erythroplasia of Queyrat with liquid nitrogen cryosurgery

Abstract

SUMMARY Erythroplasia of Queyrat is now generally considered to be Bowen's disease of the glans penis. The literature is reviewed and the need for a treatment that is destructive to abnormal tissue yet cosmetically acceptable is stressed. Cryosurgery appears to be a very appropriate form of treatment for this condition – its effectiveness was demonstrated in two cases.