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Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of corpus cavernosum
Young Seo1, Hyang Jeong Jo, Joung Sik Rim
1Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Korea. seraph@wonkwang.ac.kr
Introduction:
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare, chronic destructive inflammatory lesion. The pathological finding is typically lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration, surrounded by accumulating lipid-laden macrophages.
Methods:
A 65-year-old healthy man presented with a 3-week history of a painless palpable mass in the penis.
Results:
The patient underwent an excision of the mass with a tunica albuginea, and a graft from the tunica vaginaglis. Histopathological findings showed the diffuse xanthogranulomatous inflammation.
Conclusions:
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of corpus cavernosum in old men is a rare condition. The inflammatory mass should be treated by complete excision and graft.
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