Cancer - penis : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Penile cancer, Squamous cell cancer

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Cancer - penis

Alternate Names : Penile cancer, Squamous cell cancer - penis

Symptoms & Signs

Genital lesions on the penis
Painless sore on penis (occasionally, the lesion may cause pain)
Penis pain and bleeding from the penis (may occur with advanced disease)

Diagnosis & Tests

The health care provider will perform a physical exam, which may reveal a non-tender lesion that looks like a pimple or wart. This growth is typically near the end of the penis.

A biopsy of the growth is needed to confirm if it is cancer.

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Review Date : 11/10/2008
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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