Atypical pigmented penile macules.
We describe three patients with pigmentary lesions of the penis that simulated malignant melanoma. The pathologic features were unimpressive, although one lesion may have represented a melanoma in evolution. The biologic potential of such lesions and their appropriate therapy remain to be defined.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic