Penile Cancer: Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature
Kouka SCN
1*
, Diallo Y
1
, Seck F
1
, Diousse P
1
, Jalloh M
2
, Niang L
2
, Diop AK
3
, Diallo A
3
and Sylla C
1
1
Department of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thies, Senegal
2
Department of Urology, University Cheikh Anta Diop De Dakar, Senegal
3
Department of Surgery, County Hospital in Mbour, Senegal
*
Corresponding author: Saint Charles Nabab Kouka, Departement of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thies, Senegal, Tel: +221775525077; E-mail:
saintkouka@yahoo.fr
Recieved date: November 29, 2016; Accepted date: January 24, 2017; Published date: January 31, 2017
Copyright: © 2017 Kouka SCN, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted
use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Cancer of the penis is rare in Senegal. This rarity could be related to the preventive action of ritual circumcision
that is widely practiced during childhood. We report 3 cases of penile cancer tumor. The average age of our patients
was 42.5 years with as extreme 22 years and 67 years. The average time for consultation was 6 months. All patients
were circumcised during childhood. Squamous cell carcinoma was found in 2 cases. The review of the literature
shows the rarity of this tumor and the role of promoting factors: the absence of circumcision and papillomavirus
infection
Keywords: Penile cancer; Circumcision; Senegal
Introduction
Primary penile cancer is a rare neoplasm [1]. Its frequency varies in
Western countries. It is estimated between 0.3% to 0.5% of human
cancers in the USA [1] with an estimated incidence of less than 1 per
100,000 in Europe [1]. In Senegal, their primary penile cancer
frequency is estimated at 0.35% of all cancers and 0.97% of urological
cancers [2]. e most common histological form is squamous cell
carcinoma (95%). [3] In Africa, there people view the issue as taboo
and lack information, thus consultations occur at a late stage where the
prognosis is guarded. e purpose of this study was to investigate the
clinical and therapeutic aspects of neoplasms of the penis in our
experience.
Case Report
Case 1
A 42 year old circumcised patient without other specific medical
history, f presented with a painful wound in the penis lasting for two
months without associated urinary disorders. e clinical examination
of the penis showed friable, encrusted superficial ulceration of the
glans, associated with induration of the corpus cavernosum to the
proximal third of the penis (Figure 1).
Inguinal lymph nodes and Troisier lymph nodes were not enlarged.
Imaging results required for staging, which had included abdominal
ultrasound, chest X-ray and a thoraco-abdominal pelvic CT scan, were
normal. e patient was classified T2N0M0. Aſter discussion and
consultation with a clinical psychologist physician, the patient agreed
to surgical treatment. Amputation of two thirds (2/3) distal of the
penis was achieved without inguinal lymph node dissection.
Histopathological analysis a confirmed squamous cell carcinoma. e
postoperative course was uneventful. No adjuvant therapy was
administered postoperatively. e patient is alive aſter two years of
postoperative follow-up. ere is no local or regional recurrence. e
patient was unable to maintain normal sexuality with the penile stump.
Figure 1: Squamous cell carcinoma.
Case 2
A 67 year old illiterate, farmer married with six children, was seen
in consultation for the management of painful and permanent swelling
of the penis evolving for about 10 months. He was circumcised during
childhood. On physical examination, the patient had an altered
condition, a budding lesion, whitish interesting glans with a total
induration of the corpus cavernosum down to the root of the penis and
small, painless, mobile inguinal lymphadenopathy (Figure 2). Chest X-
ray results revealed bilateral pulmonary opacities consistent with
pulmonary metastasis. Histopathological analysis of the excisional
biopsy of the lesion concluded a basoloide carcinoma of the penis,
stage pT3 N2 Mx G1. e patient died on day 15 of hospitalization
aſter a deep coma with no signs of neurological localization (Glasgow
Score=4).
Kouka et al., Med Sur Urol 2017, 6:1
DOI: 10.4172/2168-9857.1000182
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