why are blood clots in legs deadly but penile blood clots are not?

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Penile Mondor’s disease is a rare condition where you have penile blood clots. The condition resolves on its own and is not an emergency or life threatening. However having deep vein thrombosis is an emergency condition that needs attention right away because it’s life threatening.

I was under the impression that blood clots in veins can kill no matter where they are?

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Blood clots kill because they impede blood flow in a major way. If you have a clot in what’s basically a sponge where blood can flow around, it won’t prevent blood from flowing through the rest of your body like a clot in a major artery would.

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