AUTHOR=Kaminskas Azuolas , Patasius Ausvydas , Kincius Marius , Sapoka Virginijus , Zilevicius Rytis , Garnelytė Aušra , Dulskas Audrius 

TITLE=A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Penile Metastasis From Rectal Cancer

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.814832

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.814832

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=Background: Metastatic involvement of the penis in cases of rectal cancer is exceptionally rare condition. 
Case report: We report a case of 64-year-old male diagnosed with penile metastasis from rectal cancer. The patient was treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision. However, penile metastasis developed three years later. The amputation of penis was performed, and adjuvant chemotherapy was prescribed. The patient survived only 6 months.
Conclusion: Penile metastases from rectal cancer in most cases is a lethal pathology that indicates wide dissemination of oncological disease and has a very poor prognosis. Aggressive surgical treatment is doubtful in metastatic disease as this will negatively affect the quality of life.