Penile gangrene: an unusual complication of malignant priapism in a patient with renal cell carcinoma

A 68-year-old man presented with priapism and penile gangrene. The patient had no history of penis trauma or medications for erectile dysfunction. Corpus cavernosa aspiration cytology were positive for malignant cells. Total penectomy was performed. Enhanced chest and abdominal computed tomography s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aynaou, Mohammed, Elhoumaidi, Amine, Mhanna, Tarik, Boateng, Paapa Dua, Chennoufi, Mehdi, Barki, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33708299
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.34.130.20447
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Sumario:A 68-year-old man presented with priapism and penile gangrene. The patient had no history of penis trauma or medications for erectile dysfunction. Corpus cavernosa aspiration cytology were positive for malignant cells. Total penectomy was performed. Enhanced chest and abdominal computed tomography showed a left renal tumor with pulmonary and hepatic metastases. Ultrasound-guided renal biopsy showed clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

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