Sir, Annular lichen planus is an uncommonly reported variant of planus, especially on the penis [1]. Herein, we report a case penile annular induced by artificial pearls. A 42-year-old, circumcised male presented to our hospital with asymptomatic, lesions glans penis. Around one month prior presentation, he history inserting pearls inside his stainless steel. He denied drug intake or personal h...

FOR H Conditions that affect the foreskin and glans penis that should be recognized by the emergency medicine practitioner include phimosis, paraphimosis, and inflammatory penile skin conditions, such as balanitis, posthitis, and balanoposthitis. Despite some difficulty in clearly defining phimosis and balanitis/balanoposthitis, paraphimosis remains a true urologic emergency that requires immed...

Received May 2008 Accepted August 2008 INTRODUCTION The penis is an uncommon site for metastasis originated from the prostate cancer despite their proximity (0.3%). If develops, it usually presents as painless nodules in the glans penis.(1,2) Conservative management is generally advocated with emphasis on improving the quality of life.(3) Here, we present a case of a penile lesion which was dia...

Yoon Dong Kim, Myung Ho Lee, Jun Mo Kim, Young Ho Kim, Eun Seok Koh From the Departments of Urology and Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea Fibroepithelial polyps are a benign neoplasm of mesodermal origin that usually occur in the urinary tract. However, a giant fibroepithelial polyp of the glans penis is very rare and is strongly linked with long-term cond...

Cutaneous metastatic implantation of non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma via urine is a rare finding, and only few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we present a case of metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the prepuce and glans penis, which was suspected to be an implantation of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer via urine. The patient had pseudophimosis of the penis, and co...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by leishmanias, which results in deformations of the skin. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the southeastern parts of Turkey. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form and is often observed in open regions of the body. Involvement of the penis was rarely reported. In this paper, we present a case of a giant hyperkeratotic form of ...

Sir, Dermatophyte infection of the penis and scrotum is rare. It is difficult to explain why the penile shaft is generally not involved in patients affected by tinea cruris. Glans penis involvement is considered even rarer, whereas dermatophytosis of the prepuce has not been reported in the literature. Here we report a patient who presented with scaly lesion on the prepuce, which on investigati...

Neurofibromas of the penis, although very rare, are often associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Primary solitary neurofibromas of the penis are extremely rare. We describe a 37-year-old man with a solitary neurofibroma in the dorsum of the penis. The patient reported difficulty with sexual intercourse owing to a penile mass and erectile dysfunction. After surgical excision of the neurofibro...

To account for the bell- or acorn-shaped glans penis, in 1995 Baker and Bellis put forward their ‘semen-displacement hypothesis’. They argued that existence of penis is indicative a promiscuous phase our evolutionary past, which females would commonly mate with several males rapid succession. within this scenario distinctive shape evolved so as to enable displacement rival males’ semen. The ide...

Cutaneous horns are cornified hyperkeratotic lesions on the skin, usually present photo-exposed areas such as face and scalp. Its presence penis is very rare represents most unusual site. The role of chronic irritation, phimosis, surgical trauma, radiotherapy have been implicated in penile horn formation. Penile elongated, keratinous, white or yellowish projections that range from a few millime...