title: Femoral Metastasis from Penile Carcinoma: Report of 2 Cases.
abstract: Purpose. Penile cancer rarely gives symptomatic skeletal metastases. Methods. We present 2 patients with squamous carcinoma of the penis who were surgically treated for metastases in the femur. Results. Both patients had pathological fractures and were operated on. In one case, the skeletal metastasis preceded any lymphatic spread of the disease, suggesting early haematogenous dissemination. Conclusions. Endoprosthetic reconstruction resulted in pain relief and restored the ambulatory capacity. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility for symptomatic bone metastases with a risk for pathological fracture in patients with penile cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery, General Hospital Oberndorf, Paracelsusstraße 37, Oberndorf, 5110 Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braumann
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopedics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden ; Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsagozis
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopedics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden ; Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Rikard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wedin
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopedics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden ; Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Otte
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brosjö