title: Progression of penile cutaneous horn to squamous cell carcinoma: A case report.
abstract: The current report presents the case of a 43-year-old male suffering from a penile cutaneous horn. A surgical excision of the lesion was performed and histopathology demonstrated hyperkeratosis, dyskeratosis and epithelial hyperplasia. The cutaneous horn progressed to squamous cell carcinoma <1.5 months following surgery and a partial penectomy was conducted. The International Index of Erectile Function 5 questionnaire was used to assess the patient and the score had decreased in the one-month postoperative follow-up compared with that of the preoperative period. These findings indicate that undergoing a partial penectomy on initial diagnosis of a penile cutaneous horn should be considered in order to conserve a greater quantity of the penile tissue and improve the postoperative quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yihong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yingbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
keywords: penile cutaneous horn; quality of life; squamous cell carcinoma