Penile metastasis as a first sign of lung cancer

Autor: Sevket Ozkaya, Serhat Findik, Atilla G Atici
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: International Medical Case Reports Journal, Vol 2009, Iss default, Pp 19-21 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-142X
Popis: Sevket Ozkaya1, Serhat Findik2, Atilla G Atici21Samsun Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital, Samsun, Turkey; 2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun, TurkeyAbstract: Lung cancer does not generally produce any symptoms at the early stages and it rapidly metastasizes. Although lung cancer has a potential of metastasis to all organs and tissues, metastasis to the penis from lung cancer is very rare. We present a case with a penile lesion as the first sign of lung cancer.Keywords: lung cancer, metastasis, penis
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