Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Penile cancer; Squamous cell cancer - penis
Symptoms
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Genital lesions on the penis - Painless sore on penis (occasionally, the lesion may cause pain)
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Penis pain and bleeding from the penis (may occur with advanced disease)
Signs and 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.
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Review Date: 09/26/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
