Penile metastasis from primary bladder tumour.

OBJECTIVE

We present a case of cutaneous metastasis caused by a bladder tumor.

METHODS

68 year old male, diagnosed with an ISUP high grade urothelial carcinoma, affecting the whole bladder wall, including the perivesicular fat and macroscopic metastasis in the left ilio-obturator chain (T3N2MO), who presents painless induration on the dorsal surface of the glans penis with non-exudative ulcerated areas, evolving over several months. Given the negative serology result, the lesion was biopsied for anatomopathological study.

RESULTS

The histopathological study of the lesion corresponded to a cutaneous metastasis from high grade urothelial carcinoma.

CONCLUSION

Approximately 370 cases of penile metastasis have been described and the primary tumor is located in the bladder in 30-35% of them. Presentation of these lesions is very heterogeneous and requires anatomopathological study of the lesion for definitive diagnosis.