cancer patient receives first u.s penis transplant.

A cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the United States and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, according to doctors.

Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, received the transplanted penis in a 15-hour procedure last week, Massachusetts General Hospital said. The organ was transplanted from a deceased donor.

Surgeons on the team who performed the transplant say blood is flowing to the organ. They said there are no signs of bleeding, rejection or infection, and that they are cautiously optimistic Manning will regain the function he lost in 2012 when cancer led to an amputation of the penis.read more