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47. Penal carcinoma: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Penis '''Description''': There is a greyish, exophytic mass on the glans of the penis. '''Diagnosis''': Carcinoma penis '''Risk factors:''' * <abbr>HPV</abbr> infection (especially types 16, 18) * Poor hygiene * Phimosis (inability to retract prepuce) '''Theory''': Poor hygiene and/or phimosis predispose to ''balanitis'', inflammation of the glans, which predisposes to carcinoma. Penal carcinoma frequently spreads to the inguinal lymph nodes by lymph...")
 
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'''Organ''': Penis
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Penal carcinoma frequently spreads to the inguinal lymph nodes by lymphatic dissemination, or to the lung by haematogenous dissemination.
Penal carcinoma frequently spreads to the inguinal lymph nodes by lymphatic dissemination, or to the lung by haematogenous dissemination.
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[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]