title: Cytological diagnosis of nonulcerative penile neoplasms: report of two cases.
abstract: Nonulcerative penile mass lesions are rare. Pathological diagnosis of these lesions would traditionally be a biopsy. We report two such primary penile lesions which were diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Both lesions were present in the shaft and were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The first patient had a recurrence on the penile stump of partial amputation without any ulceration. The second had a primary urethral carcinoma on the terminal penile shaft infiltrating the corpora cavernosa dorsally. Open biopsies were avoided in both cases. FNAC was associated with very little and tolerable discomfort. There were no complications. The aspirate yield was sufficient for cytological diagnosis. FNAC of nonulcerated penile lesions is safe, well tolerated, and capable of providing a cytological diagnosis. Hence, it is a very useful outpatient procedure and could be the procedure of choice for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India. drkhari@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harish
authors.forename: N Kishore
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Alva
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Arun Kumar
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mangala Gouri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*