Open AccessVerruciform xanthoma of the penis: A rare benign lesion that simulates carcinoma
Author(s) -
Aldo Franco De Rose,
Mattia Tosi,
Guglielmo Mantica,
Nataniele Piol,
Carlo Toncini,
Carlo Terrone
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2016.4.284
Subject(s) - lesion , medicine , glans penis , basal cell , xanthoma , penis , dermatology , verrucous carcinoma , pathology , anatomy
Verruciform xanthoma is a rare and benign condition predominantly affecting the oral cavity, but also skin and female anogenital mucosa. It can be flat, papular-warty or crateriform-cystic. Furthermore it can simulate HPV viral lesion such as condyloma and malignant neoplasia such as verrucous squamous cell carcinoma. An accurate diagnosis is important to avoid overtreatment, considering it is a benign lesion that does not require any radical treatment. We present an extremely rare case of a 64 year-old man with a small, slighty raised, gray reddish-dotted lesion on the left portion of the ventral side of his glans.