Relevance of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for penile metastasis after prostatectomy: uncommon case report and brief review of the literature

Valeria Fiaschetti; Valeria Liberto; Giulia Claroni; Giorgio Loreni; Vincenzo Formica; Mario Roselli; Alessandro Mauriello; Roberto Floris

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.04.003

Relevance of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for penile metastasis after prostatectomy: uncommon case report and brief review of the literature

Radiol Case Rep. 2016 May 14;11(3):255-9. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2016.04.003. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Valeria Fiaschetti¹, Valeria Liberto¹, Giulia Claroni¹, Giorgio Loreni¹, Vincenzo Formica², Mario Roselli², Alessandro Mauriello³, Roberto Floris¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.
² Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Anatomic Pathology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Penile metastasis from prostate cancer represents a rare condition, associated with poor prognosis. In the literature, authors have reported less than 500 cases of secondary penile cancers, and among these cases of metastases, only 33% are from prostate cancer. Overall reported rate of survival is about 1-24 months. Here, we present an uncommon case of penile metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma, with particular focus on the role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and follow-up.

Keywords: diagnostic imaging; metastasis; penis; prostate cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports