Unusual presentation of bladder cancer resurgence and efficacy of radiotherapy.

Galot, Rachel;Christian, Nicolas;Bitar, Marie;Seront, Emmanuel
(2016) BMJ Case Reports — Vol. 2016 (2016)

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  • Galot, Rachelorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Christian, NicolasHopital de Jolimont
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  • Bitar, MarieHopital de Jolimont
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  • Seront, EmmanuelHopital de Jolimont
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A 68-year-old man with a history of bladder cancer presented with perineal pain and penile priapism. The work up showed multiple lesions strictly located in the penis; biopsy confirmed metastases of bladder cancer. Surgery was judged unfeasible and chemotherapy failed to improve symptoms. Radiotherapy was therefore delivered on the whole penis and resulted in a rapid clinical benefit and persistent control of the disease. Penile metastases are very rare and no consensus exists concerning their management; radiotherapy appears as a promising therapeutic option not only to palliate pain but also to control the disease.
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Galot, R., Christian, N., Bitar, M., & Seront, E. (2016). Unusual presentation of bladder cancer resurgence and efficacy of radiotherapy. BMJ Case Reports, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213538 (Original work published 2016)