title: A giant verrucous carcinoma of the penis presenting with urinary sepsis and angina.
abstract: Penile verrucous carcinoma also known as Buschke-Löwenstein tumor in the genital region is an uncommon variant of penile carcinoma exhibiting slow, expansive growth. We present a case of a 63-year-old male who presented with a giant purulent penile mass causing urinary sepsis and angina. Regional lymph nodes were clinically negative and staging with CT scans of thorax and abdomen did not show any signs of lymph node or distant metastases. After resuscitation, radical penectomy was performed and a perineal urethrostomy was created. Histological examination revealed a Buschke-Löwenstein tumor of the penis with no invasion of corpus cavernosum and urethra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Gennimata Avenue, 19200 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3917-1440
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nomikos
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Gennimata Avenue, 19200 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Paschalis
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6882-0855
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barmpoutis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Thriassion General Hospital, 19600 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papakonstantinou
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Gennimata Avenue, 19200 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Zacharias
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chousianitis
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Gennimata Avenue, 19200 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Prodromos
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8492-6828
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ouzounoglou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Thriassion General Hospital, 19600 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Efstathiadou
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Gennimata Avenue, 19200 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Charilaos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katsifotis