Penile metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma: Report of two cases and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Carcinoma of the prostate metastasising to the penis is rare. These patients have a poor prognosis receiving various treatment modalities. CASE PRESENTATION: Two such patients are discussed here having received differing therapeutic regimes, pointing out the necessity for standardised pa...

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Autores principales: Philip, Joe, Mathew, Joseph
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC212152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14521716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-1-16
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Carcinoma of the prostate metastasising to the penis is rare. These patients have a poor prognosis receiving various treatment modalities. CASE PRESENTATION: Two such patients are discussed here having received differing therapeutic regimes, pointing out the necessity for standardised palliative treatment rather than radical therapy. CONCLUSION: Management of patients with penile metastases from carcinoma of the prostate should emphasise improving quality of life with palliative treatment rather than radical therapy

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