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Carcinoma of the penis. Specialty. Oncology. Frequency. 36,068 in 2020 [1] Deaths. 13,211 (2020) [1] Penile cancer, or penile carcinoma, is a cancer that develops in the skin or tissues of the penis. Symptoms may include abnormal growth, an ulcer or sore on the skin of the penis, and bleeding or foul smelling discharge.
Fordyce spots (also termed Fordyce granules) are harmless and painless visible sebaceous glands typically appearing as white/yellow small bumps or spots on the inside of lips or cheeks, gums, or genitalia. [1][2] They are common, [3] and are present in around 80% of adults. [1] Treatment is generally not required and attempts to remove them ...
Man, aged 63, with a massive cauliflower-like penile mass with several urinary fistulae making the penile shaft indistinguishable. Giant condyloma acuminatum (also known as a Buschke–Löwenstein tumor[1]) is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by an aggressive, wart-like growth that is a verrucous carcinoma. [2]: 409 It is attributed to ...
The condition, says Dr. Williams, “is marked by red-brown lesions on the glans or shaft, usually in circumcised men. It is typically benign, however, there have been rare reports of this ...
Chancre. A chancre (/ ˈʃæŋkər / SHANG-kər) [1] is a painless genital ulcer most commonly formed during the primary stage of syphilis. [2] This infectious lesion forms around 21 days after the initial exposure to Treponema pallidum, the gram-negative spirochaete bacterium causing syphilis, but can range from 10 to 90 days. [2]
Pearly penile papules. Pearly penile papules (PPP; also known as hirsutoid papillomas or as papillae coronae glandis, [4] Latin for 'papillae of the corona of the glans') are benign, small bumps or spots on the human penis. [2][3] They vary in size from 1–4 mm, are pearly or flesh-colored, smooth and dome-topped or filiform, and appear in one ...
Penile cancer is due to trapped fluids under the foreskin of the penis. Uncircumcised individuals have a higher risk of penile cancer. Symptoms that may indicate penile cancer during male examination include lumps on the penis, swelling, and skin around the penis becoming thicker. Penile cancer and its grade is diagnosed by a biopsy to confirm ...
Human penis. In human anatomy, the penis (/ ˈpiːnɪs /; pl.: penises or penes; from the Latin pēnis, initially "tail" [1]) is an external male sex organ (intromittent organ) that serves as a passage for excretion of urine and ejaculation of semen. The main parts are the root, body, the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin, and ...