title: Sarcomatoid carcinoma of penis with bilateral inguinal metastases-a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Sarcomatoid carcinoma or carcinosarcoma of the penis is a rare entity with 36 cases reported in the literature. A 61-year-old male presented with swelling in the glans and shaft of the penis with bilateral inguinal lymph node metastases. He underwent total penectomy with bilateral inguinal block dissection. Histopathology revealed sarcomatoid carcinoma of the Penis with bilateral inguinal lymph node metastases. The patient later developed bilateral lung metastases in 6 months and was succumbed to death. Sarcomatoid carcinoma or carcinosarcoma is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Vasu Reddy
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Challa
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Krishnamurthy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swamyvelu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Amirtham
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shivappa
keywords: Carcinoma Penis; Carcinosarcoma; Penectomy; Sarcomatoid Carcinoma