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Can blood clots of the penis travel to the lungs and cause pulmonary embolism?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

NO: Mondor's disease is a local phenomenon, Here is a good article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978449/

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Answered 2/24/2018

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