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[[File:Partial_penectomy.jpg|thumb|Genital area of male after partial penectomy.]]
'''Penectomy''' means the surgical removal of the [[penis]]. The removal of the penis other than by surgery (e.g. torture) is named ''penis removal''.<ref name=WP>{{REFweb
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penectomy
|title=Penectomy
|website=Wikipedia
|accessdate=2021-11-13
}}</ref>
''Not to be confused with Sex reassignment surgery (male-to-female).''<br>
''Not to be confused with Castration.''<ref name=WP/>
==Medical reasons for penectomy==
[[Penile cancer]], for example, sometimes necessitates removal of part or all of the penis.<ref name="pmid17896151">{{REFjournal
|last=Korets
|first=Ruslan
|init=R
|last2=Koppie
|first2=Theresa M.
|init2=TM
|last3=Snyder
|first3=Mark E.
|init3=ME
|last4=Russo
|first4=Paul
|init4=P
|title=Partial Penectomy for Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Experience
|journal=Annals of Surgical Oncology
|volume=14
|issue=12
|pages=3614–3619
|date=2007
|pubmedID=17896151
|issn=1068-9265
|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
|last=Kennard
|first=Jerry
|title=Penectomy: Partial and Total Removal of the Penis
|publisher=About.com
|date=2006-07-22
|url=http://menshealth.about.com/od/cancer/a/Penectomy.htm
|accessdate=2011-09-25
}}</ref><ref name=WP/>
In rare instances, botched [[circumcision]]s have also resulted in full or partial penectomies, as with [[David Reimer]].<ref name=WP/>
Fournier gangrene can also be a reason for penectomy and/or orchiectomy.<ref name=WP/>
{{REF}}
[[Category:Term]]
'''Penectomy''' means the surgical removal of the [[penis]]. The removal of the penis other than by surgery (e.g. torture) is named ''penis removal''.<ref name=WP>{{REFweb
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penectomy
|title=Penectomy
|website=Wikipedia
|accessdate=2021-11-13
}}</ref>
''Not to be confused with Sex reassignment surgery (male-to-female).''<br>
''Not to be confused with Castration.''<ref name=WP/>
==Medical reasons for penectomy==
[[Penile cancer]], for example, sometimes necessitates removal of part or all of the penis.<ref name="pmid17896151">{{REFjournal
|last=Korets
|first=Ruslan
|init=R
|last2=Koppie
|first2=Theresa M.
|init2=TM
|last3=Snyder
|first3=Mark E.
|init3=ME
|last4=Russo
|first4=Paul
|init4=P
|title=Partial Penectomy for Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Experience
|journal=Annals of Surgical Oncology
|volume=14
|issue=12
|pages=3614–3619
|date=2007
|pubmedID=17896151
|issn=1068-9265
|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
|last=Kennard
|first=Jerry
|title=Penectomy: Partial and Total Removal of the Penis
|publisher=About.com
|date=2006-07-22
|url=http://menshealth.about.com/od/cancer/a/Penectomy.htm
|accessdate=2011-09-25
}}</ref><ref name=WP/>
In rare instances, botched [[circumcision]]s have also resulted in full or partial penectomies, as with [[David Reimer]].<ref name=WP/>
Fournier gangrene can also be a reason for penectomy and/or orchiectomy.<ref name=WP/>
{{REF}}
[[Category:Term]]