title: Value of positron emission tomography in diagnosing synchronous penile metastasis from urothelial bladder cancer.
abstract: Metastases to the penis are extremely rare events. Most frequently, penile metastases come from the urogenital system (bladder, prostate) or the rectum-sigmoid colon. Usually painful, penile lesions may be asymptomatic, making diagnosis more challenging. Hence, we report the adding value of (18)F-fludeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the detection of penile metastases originating from urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Arguably, penile metastases must be considered as an advanced disease requiring essentially palliative care. Therefore, accurate staging of clinically localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer is crucial to avoid useless curative intent radical surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France. rouanne.mathieu@gmail.com.|UFR des Sciences de la Santé, Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, Versailles, France. rouanne.mathieu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rouanne
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alhammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vilain
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Radulescu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France.|UFR des Sciences de la Santé, Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lebret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000378:metabolism; D015996:Survival Rate; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18