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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2019

Concealed cysts presenting as 'Club' penis: a case report.

T P Rajeev, Shalini Krishnan, Arun Menon

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Penile epidermoid cyst following traditional circumcision: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

T P RajeevDepartment of Urology, K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, 575018, India. rajeevtp@yahoo.com.
Shalini KrishnanDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, 575018, India.
Arun MenonDepartment of Urology, K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, 575018, India.
K.S. Hegde Hospital · INNitte University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPenile swellings are not very common. They usually present as an obvious lesion visible and palpable either on the penile shaft, glans, or prepuce. Rarely, benign swellings may be concealed by phimosis and can present as "club" penis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 30-year-old Indian male man who presented with the complaint of difficulty in retracting his foreskin and a club-shaped distal penis. There were palpable lumps on either side of the glans penis which were concealed by the foreskin; hence, a proper preoperative clinical diagnosis was not possible. Circumcision revealed the presence of two discrete cystic swellings from inner prepuce which were excised. Histopathology was suggestive of epidermoid cysts.

conclusionsAlthough epidermoid cysts are common cutaneous swellings, they are rarely seen on the penis. They generally present as a small solitary swelling on the penile surface and occurrence at multiple sites is very rare. Epidermoid cysts arising from inner prepuce, hiding within and presenting as club penis have not been reported. Thus, benign lumps should be considered an etiology for phimosis.

Indexed as

AdultCircumcision, MaleCystsForeskinHumansMalePenile DiseasesPenisPhimosisTreatment OutcomeCircumcisionClub penisEpidermoid cystsInner prepucePhimosis

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PMID31036080
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