One-stage penectomy and phalloplasty for epithelioid sarcoma of the penis in an adolescent.
Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) of the penis is a rare tumour. We present a case of ES of the penis in a 16-yr-old boy, for which penectomy and immediate reconstruction with a free forearm phalloplasty, including a urethral reconstruction, was performed. Because total penectomy is a dramatic life event for any patient, the option of immediate penile reconstruction is presented. It can help to prevent major psychological problems after this kind of surgery.
Hoebeke
Piet B
PB
Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Rottey
Sylvie
S
Van Heddeghem
Nathalie
N
Villeirs
Geert
G
Pauwels
Patrick
P
Schrauwen
Wim
W
Ceulemans
Peter
P
Monstrey
Stanislas
S
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000175:diagnosis; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*