Median raphe cyst of the penis: A startling diagnosis for the unaccustomed clinician

Penile median raphe cysts are uncommon lesions occurring predominantly in the ventral aspect of the glans penis of young men. In most patients, the cysts, which are asymptomatic or unrecognized during childhood, may progress later and become symptomatic during adolescence or adulthood. A differentia...

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Published in:Urology annals 2019-07, Vol.11 (3), p.314-316
Main Authors: Alphones, Sheena, Phansalkar, Manjiri, Manoharan, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Case studies
Cysts
Diagnosis
Diverticulum
Median raphe cyst
penile diseases
Penis
Physiological aspects
Skin
Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Penile median raphe cysts are uncommon lesions occurring predominantly in the ventral aspect of the glans penis of young men. In most patients, the cysts, which are asymptomatic or unrecognized during childhood, may progress later and become symptomatic during adolescence or adulthood. A differential diagnosis must be made from other penile skin lesions such as glomus tumors, dermoid cysts, pilonidal cysts, epidermal inclusion cysts, urethral diverticula, and steatocystomas that originate in the genital region. The usual treatment is complete surgical excision. We are presenting a case of a penile median raphe cyst which presented in a middle-aged adult.
ISSN:0974-7796
0974-7834
DOI:10.4103/UA.UA_92_18