Carcinoma of the penis history and symptoms

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Joel Gelman, M.D. [2], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California,Irvine

Overview

The most common symptoms of penile cencer include non-healing lesion, change in the colour of the penis, redness or irritation of the penis, lump or thickening of the skin on the penis, phimosis, foul-smelling discharge or bleeding from the penis or from underneath the foreskin, itching or burning under the foreskin, swelling of the penis, lump in the groin, and dysuria.

Symptoms

Common symptoms of penile cancer include:

• Non-healing lesion
• Change in the colour of the penis
• Redness or irritation of the penis
• Lump or thickening of the skin on the penis
• Phimosis
• Foul-smelling discharge or bleeding from the penis or from underneath the foreskin
• Itching or burning under the foreskin
• Swelling of the penis
• Lump in the groin
• Dysuria

Less common symptoms of penile cancer include:

• Ulceration of the urethra
• Fatigue
• Bone pain
• Weight loss
• Lower extremity edema

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