Penile gangrene: an unusual complication of malignant priapism in a patient with renal cell carcinoma

Autor: Mohammed Aynaou, Amine Elhoumaidi, Tarik Mhanna, Paapa Dua Boateng, Mehdi Chennoufi, Ali Barki
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 34, Iss 130 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.130.20447
Popis: A 68-year-old man presented with priapism and penile gangrene. The patient had no history of penis trauma or medications for erectile dysfunction. Corpus cavernosa aspiration cytology were positive for malignant cells. Total penectomy was performed. Enhanced chest and abdominal computed tomography showed a left renal tumor with pulmonary and hepatic metastases. Ultrasound-guided renal biopsy showed clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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