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Traumatic neuroma of the penis after circumcision - Case report* * Work performed at Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos (CHPBG) – Guarulhos (SP), Brazil.

Abstract

Traumatic neuromas are tumors resulting from hyperplasia of axons and nerve sheath cells after section or injury to the nervous tissue1Reed JR, Argenyi Z. Tumors of neural tissue. In: Elder D E, Elenitsas R, Johnson Jr BL, Murphy GF, editors. Lever's Histopathology of the skin. 9th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005 .p. 1134-1137.. We present a case of this tumor, confirmed by anatomopathological examination, in a male patient with history of circumcision. Knowledge of this entity is very important in achieving the differential diagnosis with other lesions that affect the genital area such as condyloma acuminata, bowenoid papulosis, lichen nitidus, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, achrochordon and pearly penile papules.

Keywords:
Circumcision, male; Neuroma; Penis

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