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==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
|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