title: Verruciform xanthoma of the penis: A rare benign lesion that simulates carcinoma.
abstract: Verruciform xanthoma is a rare and benign condition predominantly affecting the oral cavity, but also skin and female anogenital mucosa. It can be flat, papular-warty or crateriform-cystic. Furthermore it can simulate HPV viral lesion such as condyloma and malignant neoplasia such as verrucous squamous cell carcinoma. An accurate diagnosis is important to avoid overtreatment, considering it is a benign lesion that does not require any radical treatment. We present an extremely rare case of a 64 year-old man with a small, slighty raised, gray reddish-dotted lesion on the left portion of the ventral side of his glans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, IRCCS San Martino, University of Genova. aldofdr@libero.it.
authors.forename: Aldo Franco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: De Rose
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.forename: Guglielmo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantica
authors.forename: Nataniele
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piol
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toncini
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terrone
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*