Transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate metastatic to penis as cause of priapism.
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.
Rodrigues Netto
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Division of Urology, Hospital Albert Einstein, University of São Paulo, Medical School, Brazil.
de Almeida Claro
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Balthazar Saldanha
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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*