Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Penile Metastases of Extragenitourinary Cancers

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• 作者：Tuba Kendi ; Ertan Batislam ; M. Murad Basar ; Erdal Yilmaz ; Deniz Altinok and Halil Basar
• 关键词：Magnetic resonance imaging ; Penile neoplasm ; Penile metastases
• 刊名：International Urology and Nephrology
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：February 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：38
• 期：1
• 页码：105-109
• 全文大小：221 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Nephrology
  Urology and Andrology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-2584

文摘

Background: The aim of present study is to evaluate the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in different types of penile metastases. Materials and methods: In this report, we present three cases of penile metastases that have been developed secondary to extragenitourinary malignancies. Two of them did not have any primary malignancy history.Results: Penile biopsies were performed in all patients and metastatic penile tumours were found due to extragenitourinary malignancies. Penile MRI was performed before biopsies. The findings of MRI were correlated with histopathologic diagnosis. Moreover, penile MRI was found to be more sensitive in the evaluation of the lesions than ultrasonography.Conclusion: MRI can be accepted as a reliable non-invasive method for the evaluation of the extent of penile metastases and involvement of tunica albuginea or urethral.