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==Medical reasons for penectomy== | ==Medical reasons for penectomy== | ||
[[Penile cancer]], for example, sometimes necessitates removal of part or all of the penis.<ref name="pmid17896151">{{REFjournal | [[Penile cancer]], for example, sometimes necessitates removal of part or all of the [[penis]].<ref name="pmid17896151">{{REFjournal | ||
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|DOI=10.1245/s10434-007-9563-9 | |DOI=10.1245/s10434-007-9563-9 | ||
}}</ref> 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.<ref name="menshealth">{{REFweb | }}</ref> 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.<ref name="menshealth">{{REFweb | ||
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