Magnetic resonance angiography findings of penile Mondor's disease.
A 53-year-old male was admitted to our Emergency Department affected by a contemporary high-flow priapism and induration on the dorsal penile surface, in consequence of a prior transrectal prostate biopsy performed 2 weeks earlier on the basis of a suspicion of prostate cancer. We describe a penile Mondor's disease (penile superficial dorsal vein thrombosis) of uncertain pathogenesis involving the penile superficial vein, and employing a careful diagnostic pathway by using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). In the literature many reports described pulsed- and color-Doppler ultrasonography classical findings about penile Mondor's disease. For the first time we report the pathognomonic features of penile Mondor's disease on MRA, which may be considered a useful and comprehensive tool to deepen the analysis only in the case of a complex clinical picture such as the one presented.
Boscolo-Berto
Rafael
R
Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Italy. boscolorafael@tiscali.it
Iafrate
Massimo
M
Casarrubea
Giuseppe
G
Ficarra
Vincenzo
V
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology