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.
World journal of surgical oncology. 2015 Sep 17*** epublish ***
M Rouanne, A Alhammadi, D Vilain, C Radulescu, T Lebret
Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France. Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France. , Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France. , Department of Pathology, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France. , Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France.