A case of carcinoma of the penis is reported where the tumour was metastatic in origin. The patient recovered postoperatively. Based on the histological study of the removed tumour, suspicion of bronchial cancer arose to be the primary tumour on the right side. Subsequently, despite the physician's advice, the patient left the department of pulmonology for home and so no further pulmonological examination and treatment were made. One year postoperatively, local recurrence in the penis could not be noted.