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Metastases to the corpora cavernosa from transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Author(s) -
Haddad Farid S.,
Kivirand Ariadna I.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930320106
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , urology , transitional cell carcinoma , urinary bladder , gynecology , general surgery , pathology , bladder cancer , cancer
A case of penile metastases secondary to transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is reported. The patient was treated with chemotherapy and had the longest survival ever reported for this conditon: 20 months; this compares favorably with the 4‐month average survival of patients treated by surgery and/or radiotherapy.