Total penectomy results in a disfiguring anatomic situation which may have a devastating effect on the patient's psychologic health. Here we report our experience with construction of a penoid by covering a transpositioned testicle with remaining penile skin after radical penectomy in 2 patients with malignant underlying disease.

Keywords:
Penis amputation, Penis carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Penis reconstruction
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