Verruciform xanthoma of the penis: A rare benign lesion that simulates carcinoma

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2016 Dec 30;88(4):284-285. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2016.4.284.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penile Diseases / pathology*
  • Penile Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Xanthomatosis / pathology*