[Metastatic disease of the penis. Report of 3 cases]

Metastatic lesions of the penis are uncommon, only some 200 cases having been reported in the literature. Priapism is the most frequent symptom, although increased penis size, ulceration and nodes formation have also been described; metastasis happens simultaneously in 20% cases while in 50% of cases they appear 2 years after initial diagnosis. Survival of untreated patients has not exceed 24 weeks, whereas treated patients have survived 47 weeks.