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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-3 | Issue-08
A neglected case of penile cancer presented as paraplegia with spinal metastases leading to fatal outcome
Megha Yadav, Mukesh Agrawal
Published: Aug. 31, 2015 | 258 196
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i08.041
Pages: 782-784
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Abstract
Carcinoma of penis is not unknown in the developing countries. Regional lymph node metastasis is very well documented but hematogenous distant metastasis is unusual and occurs late, with a reported incidence 1-10%. We present a neglected case of carcinoma penis metastasis to the spine. Patient presented with paraplegia with disc compression diagnosed as a metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, later found to have a primary in Penis. This is the third reported case of penile cancer metastasizing to spine.