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Metastases to the penis from renal cell carcinoma

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Abstract

Extensive venous communication among the pelvic, lumbar, penile and left renal veins may cause metastasis to the genitalia from left renal adenocarcinoma. To prevent this, we propose that during radical nephrectomy the spermatic and lumbar veins be ligated immediately following the ligation of the renal artery and vein.

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  1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, State University of New YOrk at Stony Brook, USA

    S. Ali Khan, P. G. Desai, S. Jayachandran & N. Smith

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA

    S. Ali Khan, P. G. Desai, S. Jayachandran & N. Smith

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Khan, S.A., Desai, P.G., Jayachandran, S. et al. Metastases to the penis from renal cell carcinoma. International Urology and Nephrology 16, 323–325 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081868

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