Open AccessIn-transit metastases from squamous cell carcinoma penis
Author(s) -
L Padmavathy,
LiLin Rao,
Sylvester,
M. Dhana Lakshmi,
N Ethirajan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.97674
Subject(s) - medicine , penis , scrotum , amputation , basal cell , inguinal lymph nodes , metastasis , presentation (obstetrics) , lymph node , lymphatic system , lymphedema , carcinoma , radiology , surgery , pathology , cancer , breast cancer
An in-transit metastasis is one that is located between the primary tumor and the closest lymph node region and results from tumor emboli getting trapped in the lymphatic channels. A 65-year-old male patient who had undergone partial amputation of the penis and bilateral inguinal lymph node resection for squamous cell carcinoma of the penis 4 months earlier developed multiple cutaneous metastatic lesions in the pubic region and scrotum. The case is reported for the uncommon presentation of in-transit metastases.