Department of Urology, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sebaceous carcinoma is a very aggressive malignant tumor, derived from the adnexal epithelium of sebaceous glands. Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma is a very uncommon neoplasm usually localized on the head and neck. To our knowledge, there are only 2 previously reported cases of sebaceous carcinoma on the penis. We report the clinicopathologic data on 3 additional cases of sebaceous carcinoma arising in the penis. Treatment is debatable in view of the fact that this kind of tumor has a high recurrence rate and early regional lymph node involvement. Considering these facts, we used preoperative lymphoscintigraphy, intraoperative lymph node mapping and sentinel node biopsy before performing a bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy in 1 of 3 patients treated in our institute.

Written by:
Ornellas AA, Frota R, Lopes da Silva LF, Dauster B, Quirino R, de Santos Schwindt AB, Pereira MR.   Are you the author?

Reference:
Urol Int. 2009;82(4):477-480.
doi:10.1159/000218541

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19506419

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