Korean J Dermatol.  2003 Apr;41(4):530-532.

A Case of Metastatic Cancer of the Penis from Urinary Bladder Carcinoma

• Park EJ
• Jeon HJ
• Bang HD
• Kim KH
• Kim KJ

Abstract

Despite abundant blood supply, metastatic tumors of the penis are rare. We report herein a case of metastatic cancer of the penis from urinary bladder carcinoma in a 80-year-old man. He presented with 1 month history of erythematous tender mass on the penis which developed 16 months later after the diagnosis of carcinoma of the urinary bladder had been made. Skin biopsy from this lesion revealed variable sized atypical cells with hyperchromatic and pleomorphic nuclei similar to those of the urinary bladder. On immunohistochemical staining, infiltrating cells of both bladder and penis showed positive reaction to thrombomodulin and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), but negative reaction to cytokeratin20 and C-erB-2 oncogene.

Keyword

Bladder carcinoma; Metastasis; Penis

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy
Diagnosis
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Oncogenes
Penile Neoplasms*
Penis
Skin
Thrombomodulin
Urinary Bladder*
Thrombomodulin