Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Penis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Mar 29;60(4):554. doi: 10.3390/medicina60040554.

Abstract

Metastasis to the penis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or any other primary cancer site is unusual; when it does occur, it often involves multiple organs. A 75-year-old man presented with penile pain and swelling. Three months earlier, he had open radical nephrectomy with thrombectomy and was diagnosed with clear-cell RCC with tumor thrombosis in the inferior vena cava. The follow-up imaging indicated metastasis to the penis, prompting a total penectomy due to worsening pain. The excised mass displayed features consistent with metastatic RCC. This case underscores the need to consider rare metastatic sites, such as the metastasis of RCC to the penis, in RCC patients.

Keywords: cancer; case report; kidneys; metastasis; penis; renal cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell* / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Nephrectomy
  • Penile Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Penile Neoplasms* / secondary
  • Penis / pathology
  • Penis / surgery

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.