title: Canal versus cysts of the penile median raphe: advancing diagnostic methods using videodermatoscopy.
abstract: Median raphe cysts represent defects of embryologic development of the male genitalia during fetal life. A clinical variant is represented by raphe canals, which consist of elongated tracts located in the same areas. Videodermatoscopy is a noninvasive technique that may be helpful in the differentiation between cysts and canals of the median raphe of the penis, thus helping to establish the most appropriate therapeutic approach.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: LaCarrubba
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tedeschi
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Francesconi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Micali
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D014742:Videodisc Recording