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stage IV penile cancer (... PEE-nile ...)

 Cancer has spread to tissues near the penis and may have spread to lymph nodes in the groin or pelvis; or cancer has spread anywhere in or near the penis and to one or more lymph nodes deep in the pelvis or groin; or cancer has spread to distant parts of the body.

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