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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul 16:2:19-21.
doi: 10.2147/imcrj.s5222. Print 2009.

Penile metastasis as a first sign of lung cancer

Sevket Ozkaya  1 , Serhat Findik, Atilla G Atici
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Case Reports

Penile metastasis as a first sign of lung cancer

Sevket Ozkaya et al. Int Med Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Lung cancer does not generally produce any symptoms at the early stages and it rapidly metastasizes. Although lung cancer has a potential of metastasis to all organs and tissues, metastasis to the penis from lung cancer is very rare. We present a case with a penile lesion as the first sign of lung cancer.

Keywords: lung cancer; metastasis; penis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
An ulcerous lesion of 2 × 2.5 cm in diameter on glans penis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest computed tomography scan revealed diffuse panlobular emphysema and a solitary pulmonary nodule, 2 × 2.5 cm in diameter with speculated borders, on the lateral segment of the middle lobe of the right lung.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Biopsy was taken from the penile lesion and its histopathologic examination was reported as epidermoid carcinoma.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Computed tomography-guided transthoracic biopsy from the nodule was performed and its histopathologic examination was reported as epidermoid carcinoma.
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