Two Cases of Non - venereal Sclerosing Lymphantitis of the Penis.
- Author:
Sung Koan CHOI
;
In Chul CHOI
;
Sang Lip CHUNG
;
Soon Bong SUH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non - venereal sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Hypertrophy;
Lymphangitis;
Lymphatic Vessels;
Male;
Penis*;
Sclerosis;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1987;25(6):787-790
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report two cases of nonvenereal sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis in a 34-year old man and a 28-year-old man. This disorder is an uncommon condition characterized by asymptomatie, firm, cord-like lesion of unknown etiology. Histopathologic findings reveal hypertrophy and sclerosis of lymphatic vessel walls, and some cases show thrombus formation within dilated vessels. Both cases had typical clinical and histopathologic features. In case I, the lesion resolved spontaneously on several occasions for 10 years. Therefore we argue that some individual may be predisposed to develop the condition, perhaps because of anatomical variation.
