Metastatic cancer to the penis: a multi-institutional comprehensive analysis of 31 patients
Our data confirmed penile metastasis as a rare entity usually associated with clinical symptoms involving the penis in the context of a known primary malignancy, mainly from the neighboring pelvic organs, with a poor prognosis. The majority of our patients required a total penectomy with a negative impact on their quality of life. These aspects highlighted the importance of a penile examination and an early diagnosis of a penile metastasis during the follow-up schedule of many patients with a history of previous oncologic disease.
Authors
- Paola Baccini
- Guglielmo Mantica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-4523)
- Nataniele Piol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0497-0579)
- Fabrizio Gallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-9200)
- Carlo Terrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-7279)
- Franco Bertolotto
- Marco Ennas
- Carlo Introini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-9291)
- Francesca Ambrosini
- Bruno Spina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9458-9527)
- Carlo Ambruosi
- Enrico Francesco Melani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-5518)
- Luca Timossi
- Tommaso Saccucci
- Aldo Franco De Rose
- Maurizio Schenone
Institutions
- NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (IT)
- Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera (IT)
- Ospedale San Paolo (IT)
- Institute for Magnetospheric Physics (US)
- Ospedale San Paolo (IT)
- Clinic of Hope (BE)
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale N. 2 Savonese (IT)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church (HU)
- Villa Torri Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2025.13848
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00