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Penile metastases are uncommon lesions. They are most often secondary to a primary pelvic cancer (bladder, prostate, rectum). The appearance of a penile lesion may differ; priapism may or may not be present. The mode of dissemination is still controversial. The authors report one case and review the literature on penile metastases secondary to prostatic cancer. The essential point of their observations is the prolonged survival of their patient (7 years) whereas in the literature, the prognosis of these lesions is a rapidly fatal outcome.
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PMID:[Penile metastasis of a prostatic neoplasm. Apropos of a case. Long-term survival]. 307 60

We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum of the penis presenting as Fournier's gangrene. A 77-year-old man who had undergone radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer 16 month earlier, presented with penile pain and fever. Symptoms began with erythema and induration on the dorsal surface of the penile shaft followed by spontaneous purulent drainage with severe pain. Magnetic resonance imaging was unremarkable except for swelling of the penile skin. Biopsy of the ulcerative penile lesion demonstrated a nonspecific inflammation without vasculitis or malignancy. Despite broad-spectrum antibiotics and debridement, the penile lesion extended and new satellite lesions developed as pustules on the glans. Since cultures were negative for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, a course of intravenous prednisolone was then initiated at 100 mg/day. Within 24 hours the temperature normalized, progression of the penile lesions stopped and became convalescent. The steroid was then tapered and discontinued. The penile lesions healed slowly during the subsequent 1-month period. Based on the clinical course and histopathological findings as well as exclusion of other ulcerative conditions, a diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was made. Penile involvement of this non-infectious ulcerating skin disease has rarely been reported. Pyoderma gangrenosum affecting the penile skin, such as that in present case, may show a similar presentation as Fournier's gangrene. Prompt differential diagnosis is mandatory since effective management for each processes is markedly different.
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PMID:[Pyoderma gangrenosum of the penis presenting as Fournier's gangrene: a case report]. 1605 Apr 83

Twenty-nine men with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the penis were identified at our institution between 1993 and 2013. Of the 29 patients, 19 had a prior history of adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and 8 of those had ductal features in the primary lesion. Sixteen of 29 revealed ductal features in the metastasis. Seven of the 8 cases with ductal features in the primary had ductal features in the penile metastasis. Seven penile metastases were proven to be of prostatic origin solely by immunohistochemistry. Three cases were originally misdiagnosed as urothelial carcinoma upon review of the penile lesion. Other variant morphologies in the metastases included sarcomatoid carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and adenosquamous carcinoma. In summary, prostate carcinoma involving the penis displays ductal features considerably more often than prostate cancer in general. Features that can cause difficulty in recognizing metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the penis include the unusual anatomic site for prostate cancer, poor differentiation, an increased prevalence of variant morphology, a long interval from the primary lesion, and, in some cases, no documented history of a primary prostatic lesion. Immunohistochemical analysis should be performed to rule out prostate carcinoma in penile/penile urethral tumors with morphology that differs from typical squamous or urothelial carcinoma. Even in the setting of metastatic disease, there is a critical need for an accurate diagnosis so that the appropriate therapy can be initiated, symptomatic relief can be provided, and long-term survival achieved in some cases, while at the same time avoiding penectomy for a misdiagnosis of a primary penile cancer.
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PMID:Metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the penis: a series of 29 cases with predilection for ductal adenocarcinoma. 2587 70

An 85-year-old man with prostate cancer for metastatic workup underwent Gallium Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (Ga-PSMA) PET/CT (Ga-PSMA PET/CT), which revealed unusual tracer uptake in the shaft and glans of penis as well as multiple systemic metastases in liver, skeletal, and lymph nodes. The penile lesion was proved to be metastatic adenocarcinoma from prostate on fine needle aspiration cytology. The patient underwent Lutetium (Lu)-labeled PSMA radioligand therapy, which also revealed diffuse tracer uptake in the penile shaft as well as other metastatic sites.
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PMID:Unusual Case of Diffuse Penile Metastasis of Prostate Cancer on 68Ga PSMA PET/CT Imaging and 177Lu PSMA Posttherapy Scintigraphy. 2946 93

An 85-year-old asymptomatic man with suspected biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer underwent an F-fluciclovine PET/CT scan, which revealed a solitary suspicious tracer uptake in the dorsal right corporal body of the proximal pendulous penis. The patient underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the penile lesion, which revealed metastatic prostate cancer. The patient had definitive external beam radiation therapy 3 years before the examination. At the time of scan, the prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) was only 1.0 ng/mL, although the PSA doubling time was 2.6 months. It is unusual to detect a solitary penile metastasis in a patient with a low level of PSA.
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PMID:Solitary Penile Metastasis of Prostate Cancer on 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT Imaging in a Patient With PSA of 1 ng/mL. 3214 99