학술논문
Leptomeningeal Disease as a Rare Complication of Primary Penile Urethral Cancer.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*DISEASE complications
*PENILE cancer
*RARE diseases
*URETHRAL cancer
*CEREBROSPINAL fluid
*URETHRA
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Language
ISSN
2090-6706
Abstract
Primary penile urethral cancer is a rare genitourinary malignancy arising from the epithelial lining of the urethra. Our patient is a 63-year-old male with newly diagnosed penile urethral carcinoma who presented with headache and was found to have leptomeningeal disease on imaging and cerebral spinal fluid analysis. He was treated with systemic and intrathecal chemotherapy with some response and improvement in symptoms. This is the first reported case of leptomeningeal disease as a complication of penile urethral carcinoma. Recognition and prompt treatment are important; however, overall prognosis of this entity remains poor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]