Abstract
To date, only around 300 cases of metastasis to the penis have been reported and the primary cancer has been generally found in genitourinary structures. However, exceptional cases in which the primary site has been situated in organs like esophagus, pancreas, stomach have been published. We report an uncommon case in which the primary tumor was located in the cecum. To our knowledge, this is the first case of penile metastasis in which the responsible tumor was located in the cecum and in which the mode of metastasis was not direct invasion. As the tumor was restricted to the colon wall without invasion to neighbouring structures, and because colon cancer follows mainly the lymph-vascular route to its dissemination, this route is the most likely mode of the spread. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on penile shaft, multiple nodules were clearly visualized. Nevertheless, as in most cases, in spite of the availability of advanced and precise diagnostic methods, the information was of little value for the patient. His survival was short.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1589-1592 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Hepato-Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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Keywords
- Cecum carcinoma
- Colon cancer
- Penile metastasis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
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Penile metastasis secondary to cecum carcinoma : A case report. / Perdomo, Jose Antonio; Hizuta, Akio; Iwagaki, Hiromi; Yoshino, Tadashi; Tanaka, Noriaki.
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T1 - Penile metastasis secondary to cecum carcinoma
T2 - A case report
AU - Perdomo, Jose Antonio
AU - Hizuta, Akio
AU - Iwagaki, Hiromi
AU - Yoshino, Tadashi
AU - Tanaka, Noriaki
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - To date, only around 300 cases of metastasis to the penis have been reported and the primary cancer has been generally found in genitourinary structures. However, exceptional cases in which the primary site has been situated in organs like esophagus, pancreas, stomach have been published. We report an uncommon case in which the primary tumor was located in the cecum. To our knowledge, this is the first case of penile metastasis in which the responsible tumor was located in the cecum and in which the mode of metastasis was not direct invasion. As the tumor was restricted to the colon wall without invasion to neighbouring structures, and because colon cancer follows mainly the lymph-vascular route to its dissemination, this route is the most likely mode of the spread. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on penile shaft, multiple nodules were clearly visualized. Nevertheless, as in most cases, in spite of the availability of advanced and precise diagnostic methods, the information was of little value for the patient. His survival was short.
AB - To date, only around 300 cases of metastasis to the penis have been reported and the primary cancer has been generally found in genitourinary structures. However, exceptional cases in which the primary site has been situated in organs like esophagus, pancreas, stomach have been published. We report an uncommon case in which the primary tumor was located in the cecum. To our knowledge, this is the first case of penile metastasis in which the responsible tumor was located in the cecum and in which the mode of metastasis was not direct invasion. As the tumor was restricted to the colon wall without invasion to neighbouring structures, and because colon cancer follows mainly the lymph-vascular route to its dissemination, this route is the most likely mode of the spread. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on penile shaft, multiple nodules were clearly visualized. Nevertheless, as in most cases, in spite of the availability of advanced and precise diagnostic methods, the information was of little value for the patient. His survival was short.
KW - Cecum carcinoma
KW - Colon cancer
KW - Penile metastasis
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