Penile Duplication
Penile Duplication
8; This is partial duplication of the penis. There are two urethral orifices (arrows) at the glans penis. Proximally, they shared a common urethra. € The duplicated urethra with the smaller caliber was surgically excised.


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Penile Duplication
Etiology

•Congential and developmental.


Pathogenesis

•Developmental.


Epidemiology

•This congenital anomaly is rare.


Clinical

•Penile duplication may be associated with duplication of the urethra and bladder.

•Non-urologic abnormalities that have been reported in association with penile duplication include: imperforate anus, duplication of the colon, myelomeningocele, and congenital heart anomalites.


General Gross Description

•The duplication may be partial to complete.

•The two penises usually lie side by side and are of equal size.


General Micro Description

•There are no specific light microscopic features.


Reference

•Urologic Pathology, Murphy WM.(ed). Philadelphia: Saunders, 1989, pp.381.


• Current literature from PubMed at National Library of Medicine


Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D., UCHC
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