Penile carcinomas tend to metastasize first to which of the following nodes?
A) Inguinal lymph nodes
B) Obturator lymph nodes
C) Internal ileac lymph nodes
D) External iliac lymph nodes
E) Paraortic abdominal lymph nodes

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Penile carcinomas tend to metastasize first to the inguinal lymph nodes. However, only 50% of patients who have penile carcinoma with enlarged inguinal lymph nodes at the time of diagnosis have lymph node metastases; the enlarged lymph nodes in the remaining half histologically show only lymphoid hyperplasia.

Penile Carcinomas Tend to Metastasize First to Which of the Following