Penile Metastases From Prostate Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Presentation
Published: September 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6421
Srikanth Soma, Poorna Chander Reddy, Rahul Bhat, Shivananda Prabhu
1. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India.
4. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Srikanth Soma,
B-404, Amsri Residency, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana-500016, India.
E-mail : soma_986@yahoo.co.in
Penile metastases are rare in occurrence and are usually secondary to other genitourinary primary tumours. It is a debilitating near terminal condition at presentation with a dismal prognosis and poor survival rates. Supportive and palliative care is generally recommended to improve the quality of life of patients. We present a case of penile metastases in a 74-year-old male patient with prostatic adenocarcinoma in association with multiple skeletal metastases.
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