Thrombosis of the deep dorsal penile vein and corpora cavernosa of the penis as the first symptoms of colon cancer. Case report and literature review

• Authors: Marek Roslan , Maciej Przudzik , Michał Borowik , Henryk Wronka , Zygmunt Kozielec , Maciej Michalak , Radosław Grabysa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The case describes an 86-year-old man with thrombosis of the deep dorsal vein and corpora cavernosa of the penis who developed symptoms 4 months before hospitalisation. An accurate imaging diagnostics supplemented with a biopsy of the corpus cavernosum confirmed the initial diagnosis. Moreover, an adenocarcinoma of the hepatic flexion of the colon with numerous metastatic lesions, including those to the crus of penis were found. Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties were described and the results obtained were discussed in the context of available literature.

Keywords

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corpus cavernosus thrombosis; deep dorsal penile vein thrombosis; metastatic colorectal cancer

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Medical Education
• Journal: OncoReview
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 98-102

Contributors

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Marek Roslan

• 1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. 2. Department of Urology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland

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Maciej Przudzik

• 1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. 2. Department of Urology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland

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Michał Borowik

• 1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. 2. Department of Urology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland

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Henryk Wronka

• Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland

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Zygmunt Kozielec

• 1. Department of Pathomorphology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn Poland. 2. Department of Pathomorphology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

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Maciej Michalak

• 1. Department of Radiology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland. 2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

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Radosław Grabysa

• 1. Department of Urology, Warmian-Masurian Cancer Center of the Ministry of the interior and Administration’s Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland. 2. Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

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