Penile cancer is a common malignancy in developing countries.
It commonly metastasizes to the lymph nodes, lung, liver, and bones. Myocardial metastasis is rare. A 40-year-old male patient presented with ulcerative growth over glans penis. Histologic evaluation of the biopsy sample diagnosed the lesion as squamous cell cancer. Assessment of the stage of the disease revealed cardiac metastasis. Patient received six cycles of chemotherapy. He partially responded, but later succumbed to cardiac failure due to pericardial and pleural effusion.
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Kumar S, Parmar KM, Singh S, Kumar J. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
Reference: J Clin Imaging Sci. 2015 Mar 25;5:15.
doi: 10.4103/2156-7514.153971
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25861549