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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun 7;2(3):e63.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2012.e63. eCollection 2012 May 29.

Erythroplasia of queyrat

Deirdre Mary Fanning  1 , Hugh Flood  1
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Case Reports

Erythroplasia of queyrat

Deirdre Mary Fanning et al. Clin Pract. .

Abstract

A 58-year-old Caucasian male presented to the urology clinic reporting an approximate one-year history of a persistent irritating, slowly progressive, glans penis redness. Biopsy revealed penile squamous cell carcinoma in situ. He underwent a partial glansectomy with circumcision and skin grafting. At three months follow-up there is no evidence of local disease recurrence. In western countries, primary malignant penile cancer is uncommon, with an incidence of less than 1 per 100,000 males. Squamous cell cancer accounts for more than 95% of cases of penile cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma in situ on the penile mucosa or transitional surfaces is also known as Erythroplasia of Queyrat. In the region, one third of penile squamous cell carcinoma in situ cases progress to invasive squamous cell carcinoma.

Keywords: penile cancer.; penile carcinoma in situ.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interests: the authors declare no potential conflict of interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Antero-inferior view of the area of glans penis carcinoma in situ. The external urethral meatus is seen centrally to be involved in the disease process.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The right ventral and dorsal quadrants have been resected. The external urethral meatus is exposed.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The skin graft is shown overlying the glans defect.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The remodelled skin graft is shown sutured in position with a urethral catheter bridging the remodelled external urethral meatus.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Lateral view of the glans penis three months post-operatively.
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