Buried penis: An unrecognized risk factor in the development of invasive penile cancer.

Abstract

One of the documented benefits of neonatal circumcision is protection against invasive penile cancer. To date there have been a handful of published cases of invasive penile cancer in men circumcised as neonates. We report a case of a 73-year-old man, with a history of neonatal circumcision with no evidence of previous human papillomavirus exposure, who developed a buried penis secondary to obesity. He was diagnosed with Grade 2, pT3N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. This report suggests that buried penis may pose a risk factor for the development of penile cancer despite the protective effects of neonatal circumcision. Thus periodic examination of a buried penis is warranted even in patients with no risk factors for penile cancer. A review of the literature is provided.

• Authors: Alym Abdulla, Dean Daya, Jehonathan Pinthus, Timothy Davies
• Journal: Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada (Can Urol Assoc J) Vol. 6 Issue 5 Pg. E199-202 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1920-1214 [Electronic] Canada
• PMID: 23093645 (Publication Type: Journal Article)