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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan-Jun;43(1):68-69.
doi: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_3_21. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

A rare presentation of pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis with malignant transformation

B Nandakishore  1 , M Ramesh Bhat  2 , Sonal Fernandes  2 , Nisha J Marla  3
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Case Reports

A rare presentation of pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis with malignant transformation

B Nandakishore et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2022 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis (PKMB) is a rare nonvenereal penile condition with a risk of malignant transformation. We report a case of PKMB in a 45-year-old male who presented with multiple keratotic growths over his glans penis after circumcision for long-standing phimosis. Histopathology revealed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and atypical cells. He was successfully treated with wide local excision.

Keywords: Balanitis; micaceous; pseudoepitheliomatous.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical image showing keratotic horny growths circumferentially present over the glans penis
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Histopathological image showing pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, and acanthosis. H and E, ×4. (b) Histopathological image showing atypical cells. H and E, ×10
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