Medical Reasons For Penectomy
Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of part or all of the penis. The amount of penis removed depends on the severity of the cancer. Some men have only the tip of their penis removed. For others with more advanced cancer, the entire penis must be removed.
In very rare instances, botched circumcisions have also resulted in full or partial penectomies, as with David Reimer.
Fournier gangrene can also be a reason for penectomy and/or orchiectomy.
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