title: Carcinoma of the penis metastasizing to the dorsal spine. A case report.
abstract: Carcinoma of the penis tends to have a predictable route of spread by direct invasion and by regional lymphatic involvement to the inguinal group of lymph nodes. Blood-borne distant spread is rare, last to occur, and is seen in 1-3% of cases. Metastasis to the spine is even rarer. We encountered one such case who presented with spinal metastasis, as documented by the whole body bone scan, and this was later followed by involvement of the inguinal nodes. This case is unique in its site of metastatic presentation as well as its pattern of presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. punita@sgpgi.ac.in
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*