A review of penile metastasis

Penile cancer as primary disease is relatively rare in developed countries. The penis is a rare site of metastases in spite of its rich vascularization. Approximately 500 cases have been reported in the literature; almost 70% of primary lesions are of pelvic origin (from genitourinary or recto-sigmo...

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Autores principales: Mearini, Luigi, Colella, Renato, Zucchi, Alessandro, Nunzi, Elisabetta, Porrozzi, Carlo, Porena, Massimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2012
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25992200
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2012.e10
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Sumario:Penile cancer as primary disease is relatively rare in developed countries. The penis is a rare site of metastases in spite of its rich vascularization. Approximately 500 cases have been reported in the literature; almost 70% of primary lesions are of pelvic origin (from genitourinary or recto-sigmoid primary tumors). We describe a case of penile metastasis from lung cancer. The rarity of the event prompted us to also explore related reviews and discuss the incidence, physiopathology, diagnosis and therapy of penile secondary cancer.

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