A Case Report on Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis

This is a case of a 60-year-old Hispanic male with a history of poorly controlled diabetes who presented to the hospital with a chief complaint of a mass in the penis with mucopurulent discharge and drainage. The patient reported that the mass has been present for one year and had increased in size over the past six months. The patient had the mass biopsied at an outside surgical center one year ago, which was supposedly negative for cancer. On the initial physical examination, there was a large exophytic necrotic mass entirely replacing the penis with complete obliteration of the normal architecture of the glans and phallus with foul, purulent discharge. Significant bilateral palpable inguinal lymphadenopathy was present. A bedside biopsy was performed, which revealed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis was ordered for staging and revealed extensive pulmonary and hepatic metastasis, as well as bulky inguinal and retroperitoneal lymph node involvement. Systemic chemotherapy was offered to the patient; however, the patient declined and opted for hospice.