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Case Reports
. 2001 Winter;3(1):36-8.

Caseating granulomas on the glans penis as a complication of bacille calmette-guérin intravesical therapy

C G French, L Hickey, D G Bell
Case Reports

Caseating granulomas on the glans penis as a complication of bacille calmette-guérin intravesical therapy

C G French et al. Rev Urol. 2001 Winter.

Abstract

Intravesical instillation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in patients with superficial bladder cancer or with carcinoma in situ of the bladder is a frequently used therapeutic option. As with other cancer therapies, BCG instillation has its share of side effects and complications. This case report highlights an uncommon complication.

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