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Canal versus Cysts of the Penile Median Raphe: Advancing Diagnostic Methods Using Videodermatoscopy
Author(s) -
LACARRUBBA FRANCESCO,
TEDESCHI AURORA,
FRANCESCONI LIDIA,
MICALI GIUSEPPE
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01333.x
Subject(s) - raphe , medicine , penis , anatomy , serotonin , serotonergic , receptor
Median raphe cysts represent defects of embryologic development of the male genitalia during fetal life. A clinical variant is represented by raphe canals, which consist of elongated tracts located in the same areas. Videodermatoscopy is a noninvasive technique that may be helpful in the differentiation between cysts and canals of the median raphe of the penis, thus helping to establish the most appropriate therapeutic approach.