title: Igloo-like prepuce: a peculiar aspect of smooth-muscle hamartoma of the genitalia?
abstract: We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with 'igloo-like prepuce' and hypospadia, successfully treated by asymmetrical antero-posterior postectomy. Histopathological examination consisting of classical microscopy, immuno-histochemistry and electronmicroscopy of the surgical material provided insights into the etiopathogenesis of this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sbano
authors.forename: Elio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sbano
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alessandrini
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Criscuolo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fimiani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology*