title: Transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate metastatic to penis as cause of priapism.
abstract: Prostatic carcinoma metastasising to the penis is a rare occurrence with only 56 cases reported in the literature. The incidence of transitional cell carcinoma arising primarily in the prostate ranges from 1. 5 to 4%. These tumors have uniformly poor prognosis regardless the type of therapy. Most of the patients die within two to six moths and very few survive beyond twelve months. A case of transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate with penile metastases and priapism is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Hospital Albert Einstein, University of São Paulo, Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Netto
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Almeida Claro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balthazar Saldanha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011317:Priapism / Q000209:etiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*