Doctor says he was surprised to find penile cancer (AP)

In this Aug. 18, 2011 photo, Phillip Seaton of Waddy, Ky., center, stands to leave court with his attorney Kevin George and wife Deborah after jury selection in their case against Dr. John Patterson, of Louisville, at the Shelby County Courthouse in Shelbyville, Ky. The dispute over the necessity of amputating Seaton's penis during surgery in 2008 is set to go to trial Monday, Aug. 22. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP – A Kentucky doctor said Monday that he saved a truck driver’s life when he amputated part of the man’s penis after discovering a rare and deadly cancer, but the man told a jury he wanted to escape from the hospital when he learned it was removed without his knowledge.