title: A subpubic cartilaginous cyst causing neurological and sexual symptoms in a 69-year-old man.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Subpubic cartilaginous cysts (SCCs) are rare.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This is the first reported case of a male patient presenting with neurological and sexual symptoms due to an SCC.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the clinical history of a patient who reported neuralgic pain, numbness in the groin and base of his penis, and loss of sexual function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of an SCC with associated mass effect. A conservative approach was adopted and within 12 months, the cyst had decreased in size and his symptoms had improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men who present with erectile dysfunction and neurological symptoms merit a thorough assessment including appropriate investigation to exclude organic pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK; University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Kevan Richard
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Wylie
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pye
authors.forename: Ferekh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Bulbourethra Compression; MRI; Proximal Penile Corpora Compression; Sexual Dysfunction; Subpubic Cartilaginous Cyst