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Myopericytoma in the corpus cavernosum of the penis: A case report of a rare disease

INTRODUCTION: Myopericytomas usually occur in the extremities of older individuals; however, they also rarely occur in the penis. We report a case of myopericytoma in the corpus cavernosum of the penis and review the relevant literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 76‐year‐old man presented with a slow‐gro...

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Autores principales: Oshiro, Hiroki, Shimizu, Yousuke, Nakayasu, Ryota, Utsunomiya, Noriaki, Asai, Satsuki, Ishihara, Misa, Hashimoto, Kimio, Katsushima, Hiroki, Kanamaru, Sojun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37144080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12583
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Myopericytomas usually occur in the extremities of older individuals; however, they also rarely occur in the penis. We report a case of myopericytoma in the corpus cavernosum of the penis and review the relevant literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 76‐year‐old man presented with a slow‐growing painless nodule on the left side of the penis. On physical examination, a non‐tender, 7‐mm mass was palpable. This tumor showed inhomogeneous low signal intensity on T2‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The mass was excised and a myopericytoma diagnosed by pathological examination of the operative specimen. CONCLUSION: We here report a rare case of myopericytoma in the corpus cavernosum of the penis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of a myopericytoma in the penis and the first in the corpus cavernosum of the penis. Clinicians should keep this rare possibility in mind when investigating a mass in the penis.