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Review
. 2012 Jun 14;6(1):e10.
doi: 10.4081/oncol.2012.e10. eCollection 2012 Mar 5.

A review of penile metastasis

Luigi Mearini  1 , Renato Colella  2 , Alessandro Zucchi  1 , Elisabetta Nunzi  1 , Carlo Porrozzi  1 , Massimo Porena  1
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Review

A review of penile metastasis

Luigi Mearini et al. Oncol Rev. .
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Abstract

Penile cancer as primary disease is relatively rare in developed countries. The penis is a rare site of metastases in spite of its rich vascularization. Approximately 500 cases have been reported in the literature; almost 70% of primary lesions are of pelvic origin (from genitourinary or recto-sigmoid primary tumors). We describe a case of penile metastasis from lung cancer. The rarity of the event prompted us to also explore related reviews and discuss the incidence, physiopathology, diagnosis and therapy of penile secondary cancer.

Keywords: malignant priapism.; penile metastasis; penis; secondary malignancy.

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

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Figure 1
Frozen section of surgical margin (Original magnification 12.5×; insert 200×).
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Figure 2
A) Microscopic view of the tumor; B) High-power view showing a proliferation made of gland structures; C) Intense and diffuse cytoplasmic staining for cytokeratin 7; D) Strong and diffuse nuclear staining for TTF1. (Original magnification: A) 12.5×; B) 400×; C) 200×; D) 100).
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