Penile squamous cell carcinoma arising from balanitis xerotica obliterans

Authors :: William B. Tyler
O. Fred Miller
Howard B. Pride
Source :: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 29:469-473
Publication Year :: 1993
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 1993.
Abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma arising from balanitis xerotica obliterans is rarely reported. We describe an 83-year-old man in whom metastatic penile squamous cell carcinoma developed after 18 years of observation for balanitis xerotica obliterans. It is important to recognize the possibility of this uncommon complication of balanitis xerotica obliterans, because survival of patients with squamous cell carcinoma depends on early diagnosis and treatment.