| Literature DB >> 28476381 |
Francesca Giunchi1, Francesco Vasuri1, Vagnoni Valerio2, Ilaria Montagnani3, Federico Nelli4, Michelangelo Fiorentino5, Maria Rosaria Raspollini3.
Abstract
Penile metastasis is an extremely rare event and mainly originate from primary pelvic tumor sites such us urinary bladder, gastro-intestinal tract and prostate and more rarely from respiratory system, bone tumors and melanoma. Here we describe the unusual presentation of two bladder urothelial cancer metastatic to the penis with no relevant clinical symptoms. Namely, a 69 years-old man with a warthy lesions of the foreskin and the glans misunderstood for a condylomata that at histological and immunohistochemical analysis showed a bladder urothelial carcinoma; and a 71 years-old man with reddish skin lesion of the glans, a previous history of bladder and urethral carcinoma and histological pagetoid spread of urothelial cancer to the glans. Recurrent bladder urothelial carcinoma is usually a visceral disease that rarely presents as a superficial asymptomatic skin lesion. The two reported cases were asymptomatic superficial penis metastases with a relatively slow growth and a fairy good prognosis after conservative surgical approach. Accurate clinical examination of the penis is mandatory for males with history of bladder cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Bladder urothelial carcinoma; Metastasis; Pagetoid spread; Penis; Warthy lesion
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28476381 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2016.11.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathol Res Pract ISSN: 0344-0338 Impact factor: 3.250