Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jun 2015)

Traumatic neuroma of the penis after circumcision - Case report

  • Thaís Abrão Cardoso,
  • Karen Regina dos Santos,
  • Aline Martinez Franzotti,
  • Juliana Centofanti Dentello Avelar,
  • Antonio José Tebcherani,
  • José Roberto Pereira Pegas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153233
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 3
pp. 397 – 399

Abstract

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Abstract Traumatic neuromas are tumors resulting from hyperplasia of axons and nerve sheath cells after section or injury to the nervous tissue1. We present a case of this tumor, confirmed by anatomopathological examination, in a male patient with history of circumcision. Knowledge of this entity is very important in achieving the differential diagnosis with other lesions that affect the genital area such as condyloma acuminata, bowenoid papulosis, lichen nitidus, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, achrochordon and pearly penile papules.

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