1. Asymptomatic Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Glans Penis from Esophageal Cancer - A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
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Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz, Suhail Baithun, Faruquz Zaman, Mohammad Nurul Kabir, Christian Bach, and Islam Junaid
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Genitourinary system ,Urology ,General surgery ,Rectum ,Glans penis ,Esophageal cancer ,medicine.disease ,Asymptomatic ,Metastasis ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,Reproductive Medicine ,Biopsy ,Medicine ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Pelvis - Abstract
Tumors metastasizing to the glans penis are uncommon and a rare occurrence. The majority of the primary tumors are located in the pelvis and they arise from the genitourinary tract and rectum (>75%). We report a 61-year-old man with known metastatic (lymph nodes and maxilla) esophageal cancer who was treated with chemotherapy and referred to urology with phimosis for circumcision. He did not have any other urological or penile complaints. During circumcision the glans penis looked nodular and a biopsy was taken. The histological examination of the biopsy showed metastasis from esophageal primary adenocarcinoma. The case was discussed in a multi-disciplinary meeting and palliative radiotherapy was recommended and commenced.
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- 2011
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