A 39-year-old male patient (in Son La ) has had phimosis since childhood but did not seek treatment. More than a year ago, the patient developed inflammation and ulcers in the foreskin area but did not follow the doctor's instructions and applied medicine himself, following the advice of his friends. Only when his " little guy " was in pain and had a lot of discharge did the patient return to the hospital.
Dr. Nguyen Huu Quang, Deputy Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Central Dermatology Hospital, said that at the time of hospitalization, the patient's "little guy" was swollen and ulcerated, leading to urinary retention and difficulty urinating.
Penile cancer is a fairly common disease.
The patient was diagnosed with penile cancer and inguinal lymph nodes. After biopsy, the patient was scheduled for partial penectomy.
Dr. Quang said that many men today are forced to have part or even all of their penis removed because of cancer, including newly married men who do not have children. When the penis is completely removed, the patient will not be able to have normal sex and will have to use assisted reproductive technology if they want to have children.
"Penile cancer is not a strange disease, but because it is in a sensitive location, patients are still afraid, subjective, do not treat it and self-treat with word-of-mouth methods... leading to serious consequences. In fact, some patients come to the hospital when their "little guy" has large warts that cause penile deformity and metastasis to other organs" - Doctor Quang warned.
Symptoms of penile cancer include ulcers, unusual infections, foul-smelling pus discharge or unusual bleeding from the penis or under the foreskin, painful swelling of the penis, inguinal lymph nodes, etc.
Doctors also warn that most penile cancer patients develop due to phimosis. This condition causes urine to stagnate, creating conditions for bacteria and viruses to grow, gradually developing into cancer cells.
These cases often have had phimosis for a long time, but due to lack of knowledge, hesitation to go to the doctor, or self-treatment... Only when they see abnormalities in the penis do they go to a medical facility, which has already progressed to cancer.
Doctor Quang said that if penile cancer is detected and treated actively at an early stage, the cancerous part or part of the penis can be removed, the inguinal lymph nodes can be removed, and chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be combined for radical treatment.
However, in the late stages, cancer cells can spread throughout the penis, metastasize to lymph nodes on both sides, abdominal organs such as the bladder, rectum, etc., leading to total penile resection, severely affecting quality of life and reproductive function.
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