title: Pigmented median raphe cysts of the penis.
abstract: Two cases of median raphe cysts of the penis with melanosis are presented. The presence of melanocytes was observed in the lining of the cysts by light and electron microscopy. The possible mechanism of the embryological development of the cysts is discussed in the context of the published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morishima
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*