title: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of corpus cavernosum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare, chronic destructive inflammatory lesion. The pathological finding is typically lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration, surrounded by accumulating lipid-laden macrophages.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 65-year-old healthy man presented with a 3-week history of a painless palpable mass in the penis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient underwent an excision of the mass with a tunica albuginea, and a graft from the tunica vaginaglis. Histopathological findings showed the diffuse xanthogranulomatous inflammation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of corpus cavernosum in old men is a rare condition. The inflammatory mass should be treated by complete excision and graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Korea. seraph@wonkwang.ac.kr
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hyang Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Joung Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*