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Cáncer de pene - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Cáncer peniano (cáncer del pene); Cáncer escamocelular del pene

Síntomas:

  • Lesiones genitales en el pene
  • Úlcera indolora en el pene (ocasionalmente la lesión puede causar dolor)
  • Se puede presentar sangrado y dolor en el pene en las etapas avanzadas de la enfermedad

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico, el cual puede revelar una lesión insensible que luce similar a un grano o verruga. Esta tumoración se encuentra típicamente cerca de la punta del pene.

Se necesita una biopsia de ésta para determinar si se trata de cáncer.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/26/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Pettaway CA, Lynch DF, Davis JW. Tumors of the penis. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 31.

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