Highlighting the Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Upon Diagnosis of Penile Cancer: A Case Report

Médina Ndoye, Lissoune Cisse, Mark LaGreca, Timothy Phillips, Mark Siden and Matthew Weaver

Department of Urology, Idrissa Pouye General Hospital, Senegal Department of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA

^*Correspondance to: Mark Siden 

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Abstract:

There is a well-known association between Human Papillomavirus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus with penile cancer. Yet, it is not the standard of care to screen for either of these sexually transmitted diseases upon diagnosis of primary penile cancer. We present a 50 year old male who had a confirmed diagnosis of penile cancer for 2 years prior to his presentation to our clinic in Dakar, Senegal. Outside institutions repeatedly failed to screen the patient for sexually transmitted diseases, namely HPV and HIV. We share this case to emphasize the importance of sexually transmitted disease screening upon diagnosis of penile cancer with hopes to increase awareness in both developed and developing nations. We call for consensus in sexually transmitted disease screening guidelines upon penile cancer diagnoses.

Keywords:

Penile cancer; HPV; HIV; STD screening

Cite the Article:

Ndoye M, Cisse L, LaGreca M, Phillips T, Siden M, Weaver M. Highlighting the Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Upon Diagnosis of Penile Cancer: A Case Report. Clin Case Rep Int. 2020; 4: 1163.