| Penile Duplication
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Etiology
•Congential and developmental.
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Pathogenesis
•Developmental.,
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Epidemiology
•This congenital anomaly
is rare.
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General Gross Description
•The duplication
may be partial to complete.
•The two penises usually lie side by side and
are of equal size.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•There are no specific light microscopic features.
•Examples:
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Clinical Correlation
•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.
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References
•Urologic Pathology, Murphy WM.(ed). Philadelphia: Saunders, 1989, pp.381.
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| Penile Duplication
| | Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D. (T76000M22360)[243]
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