Penis: Tumour
Object numberGC.12119
TitlePenis: Tumour
DescriptionPenis —- Tumour.
Clinical history:
From a male aged 81 who gave a history of a rapidly growing tumour over a period of six weeks. He was passing urine from the edges of the tumour anl his main complaint was the inconvenience this caused. There was no enlargement of the inguinal lymph nodes and a local excision was done. The patient made a good recovery.
Description of specimen:
The specimen is a penis which has been removed by simple amputation. A large fungating growth showing an obvious papillomatous structure has burst laterally through the prepuce.
Sections show keratinising cords of orderly prikle cells in which there are only very scanty mitosis. Deeper sections, which go down to the base of the tumour, show no invasion of the underlying tissue although there is an intense cellular reaction, mainly plasmacytic.
The appearances are unlike those of invasive carcinoma. Although sections have been limited in order to preserve the specimen, the findings suggest that this is a Buschke-Lowenstein tumour of the penis. A gland condyloma stimulating malignant disease.
Production date 1960
Object namePENIS
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen