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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8cd011d4b45e473e8ede3b53ad392f462025-02-03T06:08:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/876464876464Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal AdenocarcinomaLiza Cholin0Sarah Perz1Furman Mahmood2Saleem Zafar3Department of Urology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mailstop 1091, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Urology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mailstop 1091, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Urology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mailstop 1091, Toledo, OH 43614, USADepartment of Urology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mailstop 1091, Toledo, OH 43614, USAMetastasis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/876464 |
| spellingShingle | Liza Cholin Sarah Perz Furman Mahmood Saleem Zafar Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma |
| title_full | Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma |
| title_short | Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma |
| title_sort | palpable penile metastases a bizarre presentation of rectal adenocarcinoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/876464 |
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