Penile metastasis secondary to urothelial bladder cancer

Maciej Dolny; Mateusz Czajkowski; Katarzyna Czajkowska; Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło; Marcin Matuszewski

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102428

Penile metastasis secondary to urothelial bladder cancer

Urol Case Rep. 2023 May 20:49:102428. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102428. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Maciej Dolny¹, Mateusz Czajkowski², Katarzyna Czajkowska³, Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło³, Marcin Matuszewski²

Affiliations

¹ Student Research Group at the Department of Urology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
² Department of Urology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
³ Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Abstract

Penile metastasis is extremely rare. The most common neoplasms that spread to the external male genital area are bladder and prostate cancer. The diagnosis usually begins with the appearance of penile symptoms. Further examination usually reveals metastasis to other organs, which worsens the patient prognosis. We present a case report of an 80-year-old patient who was accidently diagnosed with metastatic high-grade urothelial cancer during a male circumcision. Further diagnostic process revealed a disseminated neoplastic disease. Whole-body computed tomography (CT) scan often reveals disseminated neoplastic disease, which is the cause of high mortality in secondary penile neoplasms.

Keywords: Bladder cancer; Metastases; Penile cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports