Concealed cysts presenting as 'Club' penis: a case report.
Circumcision
Club penis
Epidermoid cysts
Inner prepuce
Phimosis
Journal
Journal of medical case reports
ISSN: 1752-1947
Titre abrégé: J Med Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101293382
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2019
Historique:
received:
21
05
2018
accepted:
05
03
2019
entrez:
1
5
2019
pubmed:
1
5
2019
medline:
4
12
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Penile swellings are not very common. They usually present as an obvious lesion visible and palpable either on the penile shaft, glans, or prepuce. Rarely, benign swellings may be concealed by phimosis and can present as "club" penis. We report the case of a 30-year-old Indian male man who presented with the complaint of difficulty in retracting his foreskin and a club-shaped distal penis. There were palpable lumps on either side of the glans penis which were concealed by the foreskin; hence, a proper preoperative clinical diagnosis was not possible. Circumcision revealed the presence of two discrete cystic swellings from inner prepuce which were excised. Histopathology was suggestive of epidermoid cysts. Although epidermoid cysts are common cutaneous swellings, they are rarely seen on the penis. They generally present as a small solitary swelling on the penile surface and occurrence at multiple sites is very rare. Epidermoid cysts arising from inner prepuce, hiding within and presenting as club penis have not been reported. Thus, benign lumps should be considered an etiology for phimosis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Penile swellings are not very common. They usually present as an obvious lesion visible and palpable either on the penile shaft, glans, or prepuce. Rarely, benign swellings may be concealed by phimosis and can present as "club" penis.
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
We report the case of a 30-year-old Indian male man who presented with the complaint of difficulty in retracting his foreskin and a club-shaped distal penis. There were palpable lumps on either side of the glans penis which were concealed by the foreskin; hence, a proper preoperative clinical diagnosis was not possible. Circumcision revealed the presence of two discrete cystic swellings from inner prepuce which were excised. Histopathology was suggestive of epidermoid cysts.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Although epidermoid cysts are common cutaneous swellings, they are rarely seen on the penis. They generally present as a small solitary swelling on the penile surface and occurrence at multiple sites is very rare. Epidermoid cysts arising from inner prepuce, hiding within and presenting as club penis have not been reported. Thus, benign lumps should be considered an etiology for phimosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31036080
doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2042-7
pii: 10.1186/s13256-019-2042-7
pmc: PMC6489305
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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