Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Glans Penis, Penis, and Scrotum

Jun Min Lee; Joon Ho Wang; Hong Sup Kim

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Lee, Wang, and Kim: Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Glans Penis, Penis, and Scrotum

Original Article

Korean J Urol 2008;49(1):92-94.

Published online: 20 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2008.49.1.92

Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Glans Penis, Penis, and Scrotum

Jun Min Lee, Joon Ho Wang¹, Hong Sup Kim

Department of Urology and Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea

Hong Sup Kim Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, 620-5, Kyohyun 2-dong, Chungju 380-704, Korea TEL: 043-840-8270 FAX: 043-848-4722 E-mail: hskim@kku.ac.kr

Received 2 October 2007 Revised 9 November 2007

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Although a hemangioma is usually found in childhood, a cavernous hemangioma of the genitalia is rarely found. Urologists often face difficulty when making the decision for surgery to treat a genital cavernous hemangioma. We report here on a case of a cavernous hemangioma that extended into the glans penis, penile shaft and scrotum. Immediately after surgical excision of the hemangiomas in the penile shaft and scrotum, the worm-like lesions subsided. The protruding lesions of the glans penis were naturally relieved after 12 months follow up.

Keywords: Cavernous hemangioma, Penis, Scrotum

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Fig. 1.

Cavernous hemangiomas of the glans penis, penis (A) and scrotum (B). Physical examination reveals a “bag of worms” (arrow) on the penis and scrotum.

Fig. 2.

Operation findings of the cavernous hemangioma on the penis. The main penile hemangioma (arrow). 3.0x2.0x1.0 cm in size was identified at the mid portion of the penile shaft.

Fig. 3.

Thin walled irregular vessels and many red blood cells were lined by endothelial cells (arrow) with encapsulation by fibrous tissue.

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