Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma

Distant metastases in penile cancers are rare, especially metachronous symptomatic intracranial metastasis. A middle-aged patient presented to us with an intracranial mass 2 years after being treated for penile cancer. Given the rarity of metastasis and the diagnostic dilemma along with the need for...

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Main Authors: Aliasgar V Moiyadi, Hemant B Tongaonkar, Ganesh K Bakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=4;spage=585;epage=586;aulast=Moiyadi
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spelling doaj-b167db7622254a8c9de34b3372287fa92020-11-24T21:02:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Urology0970-15911998-38242010-01-0126458558610.4103/0970-1591.74471Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinomaAliasgar V MoiyadiHemant B TongaonkarGanesh K BakshiDistant metastases in penile cancers are rare, especially metachronous symptomatic intracranial metastasis. A middle-aged patient presented to us with an intracranial mass 2 years after being treated for penile cancer. Given the rarity of metastasis and the diagnostic dilemma along with the need for relief of neurological symptoms, it was excised and found to be a metastatic deposit. We discuss the case and review the relevant literature.http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=4;spage=585;epage=586;aulast=MoiyadiBrain metastasisintracranial metastasispenile cancers
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author Aliasgar V Moiyadi
Hemant B Tongaonkar
Ganesh K Bakshi
spellingShingle Aliasgar V Moiyadi
Hemant B Tongaonkar
Ganesh K Bakshi
Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
Indian Journal of Urology
Brain metastasis
intracranial metastasis
penile cancers
author_facet Aliasgar V Moiyadi
Hemant B Tongaonkar
Ganesh K Bakshi
author_sort Aliasgar V Moiyadi
title Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
title_short Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
title_full Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
title_fullStr Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
title_sort symptomatic intracranial metastasis in penile carcinoma
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Urology
issn 0970-1591
1998-3824
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Distant metastases in penile cancers are rare, especially metachronous symptomatic intracranial metastasis. A middle-aged patient presented to us with an intracranial mass 2 years after being treated for penile cancer. Given the rarity of metastasis and the diagnostic dilemma along with the need for relief of neurological symptoms, it was excised and found to be a metastatic deposit. We discuss the case and review the relevant literature.
topic Brain metastasis
intracranial metastasis
penile cancers
url http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2010;volume=26;issue=4;spage=585;epage=586;aulast=Moiyadi
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