Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 255-256, February 2010

Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor of the Testes Metastatic to the Corpus Cavernosum of the Penis

Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 23 June 2009; accepted 10 August 2009. published online 20 November 2009.

Metastases to the penis are rare, with less than 200 cases reported. Within the genitourinary tract, advanced prostate cancer is the most common culprit. These cases typically represent widely disseminated disease and are associated with a poor prognosis. We present images of a case of a testicular nonseminomatous mixed germ cell tumor, which metastasized to the corpus cavernosum of the penis 8 months after a negative bilateral retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. The patient received chemotherapy and experienced a complete response.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02381-4

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.08.030

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 255-256, February 2010

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