Ivanovski Ognen, Saidi Skender, Shabani Bashkim, Gurmeshevski Slobodan, Pejkov Risto, Komina Selim, Gavrilovska-Brazanov Aleksandra
University Clinic of Urology, Medical Faculty, University "SS Cyril and Methodius," Skopje, Macedonia.
Institute of Pathology, University "SS Cyril and Methodius," Skopje, Macedonia.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021 Jul 28;9:2050313X211036779. doi: 10.1177/2050313X211036779. eCollection 2021.
Penile cancer is a rare cancer in Western countries, but is more common in parts of the developing world. Usually, it is associated with older uncircumcised men who have a long-term phymotic preputium. Here, we report a case of penile cancer in a circumcised patient, occurring 3 months after a tick bite on the head of the penis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that suggests a possible association between Lyme disease and occurrence of "de novo" penile cancer. Further studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
阴茎癌在西方国家是一种罕见的癌症，但在发展中世界的部分地区更为常见。通常，它与未行包皮环切术的老年男性有关，这些男性存在长期的包茎。在此，我们报告一例包皮环切术患者发生的阴茎癌病例，该病例在阴茎头部被蜱虫叮咬3个月后出现。据我们所知，这是第一份提示莱姆病与“新发”阴茎癌发生之间可能存在关联的报告。需要进一步的研究来证实这一假设。
