Penile Epidermal Cyst in a Patient With Augmentation Penoplasty

Abstract

A 44-year-old male patient who had undergone augmentation penoplasty 20 years previously presented with a slowly growing penoscrotal mass. The penile mass was excised totally and the pathologic diagnosis was an epidermal cyst. Epidermal cysts are benign disorders that can occur in any part of the body. However, an epidermal cyst as a late complication of augmentation penoplasty is extremely rare. We report this case of a penile epidermal cyst that developed after augmentation penoplasty.

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“…Epidermoid cysts of the penis are mainly encountered in children and they are very rare among elderly patients [3, 4]. Epidermoid cysts are common benign tumors that may arise from the infundibular portion of the hair follicles spontaneously or subsequent to trauma [5].…”

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