Open AccessPenile metastasis secondary to bladder cancer: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Narendra Kumar,
Tapesh Bhattacharyya,
AK Mandal,
Nalini Gupta,
Arvind Rajwanshi,
Ritesh Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.125565
Subject(s) - medicine , penis , metastasis , penile cancer , bladder cancer , surgery , primary cancer , cancer , general surgery
Penile metastasis secondary to primary bladder cancer is a rare entity and represents a challenging problem. The common mode of spread to the penis is by retrograde venous route. The overall outcome is dismal and most patients will die within 1 year even after optimum treatment. Here, we report two such cases.