Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Metastasis to the penis is an uncommon occurrence, with only about 370 cases reported in the literature to date. The majority of the primary tumors are genitourinary in origin. We report on a patient with undiagnosed disseminated rectal adenocarcinoma, who first presented with lesions of the corpora...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in urology 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Zafar, Saleem, Mahmood, Furman, Perz, Sarah, Cholin, Liza
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Zusammenfassung:Metastasis to the penis is an uncommon occurrence, with only about 370 cases reported in the literature to date. The majority of the primary tumors are genitourinary in origin. We report on a patient with undiagnosed disseminated rectal adenocarcinoma, who first presented with lesions of the corporal bodies. A review of the literature indicates that corporeal metastasis as an initial presentation of malignancy is an extremely rare occurrence and carries a very poor prognosis.
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2015/876464