Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018
PENILE MEDIAN RAPHE CYSTS: serial retrospective analysis.
Tomar Vikas Singh, Dar Bilal Ahmad, Chhabra Mahaveer Kumar
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INTRODUCTION: Median raphe cysts are very rare midline cysts resulting from anomalies in the development of the urethral groove and may occur anywhere in midline from the urinary meatus to anus. It was first described in detail by Mermet in1895.In general the lesions are asymptomatic and does not interfere with urinary or sexual function. We present 7 cases of penile median raphe cyst including 1case of exceptionaly large prepucial cyst (largest size ever reported) on account of there rarity and interesting histological findings.METHOD:The medical records of patients who were diagnosed with median raphe cysts between January 2001 and December 2015 were reviewed retrospectively to include 7cases. Age of patients varied from 3 to50 years. All patients presented with asymptomatic, slow growing, non tender, soft cystic swelling over glans penis measuring 1.5 x1 to2.5 x 2cm size except in a case of 50 year male who presented with large prepucial swelling of 6x3cm,smooth,cystic,non tender which was present since childhood and had gradually enlarged leading to difficulty in voiding and performing intercourse. All patients of glanular swelling were managed with excisional biopsy while circumcision combined with cyst exicison done in case of prepucial swelling. RESULT: All patients had uneventful post operative period and were discharged from hospital on same day. HPE revealed cystic lesion lined partly by stratified squamous epithelium, partly by transitional epithelium as well as pseudostratified columnar epithelium suggestive of median raphe cyst. Follow up period ranged from 6 to 36 months with no recurrence or any other unexpected outcome in any case.CONCLUSION: Median raphe cysts are rare, benign and usually asymptomatic except in case where they attain very large size. Local examination is sufficient to make a diagnosis in majority of cases, and complete surgical excision is necessary to obtain good cosmetic results without recurrence.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Tomar Vikas Singh, Dar Bilal Ahmad, Chhabra Mahaveer Kumar, PENILE MEDIAN RAPHE CYSTS: serial retrospective analysis., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018
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Tomar Vikas Singh, Dar Bilal Ahmad, Chhabra Mahaveer Kumar, PENILE MEDIAN RAPHE CYSTS: serial retrospective analysis., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018
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