title: Human os penis.
abstract: We report a case of human penile ossification with roentgenologic and histologic confirmation. The English literature is reviewed, and the pathogenesis of such a rare lesion is presented. Penile ossification appears to be an acquired metaplastic process occurring in an area of fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Weilbaecher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery*; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000601:surgery*