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Review
. 2015 May;32(3):245-8.
doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2014.12.014. Epub 2014 Dec 27.

Clinicopathological features and histogenesis of penile cysts

Cecilia Lezcano  1 , Alcides Chaux  2 , Elsa F Velazquez  3 , Antonio L Cubilla  4
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Clinicopathological features and histogenesis of penile cysts

Cecilia Lezcano et al. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2015 May.

Abstract

Cysts arising in the penis are uncommon and can be found anywhere from the urethral meatus to the root of the penis involving glans, foreskin, or shaft. Median raphe cysts account for the majority of penile cystic lesions reported in the literature. As their name suggests, they arise on the ventral midline of the penis that extends from the urethral meatus to the scrotum and perineum. Proposed hypotheses for their origin as well as their diverse morphology are discussed.

Keywords: Distal urethra epithelium; Foreskin cysts; Median raphe cysts; Penile cysts.

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