Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

Hidden penile squamous cell carcinoma : a case report

Sriram Christopher

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:&#10;12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Penile cancers are rare group of malignancy usually presents as a superficial lesion which accounts for 0.5% of all cancers among men<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>in developed countries . Although rare , they are associated with significant deformities and only half of the patients survive beyond 5 years .<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>primary lesion and lymphnodes must be properly evaluated since nodal involvement is important for survival . Squamous cell carcinoma is most common type . The inguinallymph nodes are the most common site of metastasis. 30-50 percent of patients have palpable inguinal lymph nodes with superficial penile growth at the time of diagnosis . 50 percent of those have metastatic lymph nodes and other 50 percent of those have inflammatory reaction .rarely cases are reported presenting as inguinal metastasis without significant <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>lesion in penis clinically as in our case .<o:p></o:p></span></p>