Incidentally detected cavernous hemangioma of the glans penis after circumcision: A case report

RATIONALE

Hemangiomas of the glans penis are very rare. Treatment options include surgical excision, laser therapy, intralesional sclerotherapy, electrofulguration, and cryotherapy. However, there have been no definitive treatment guidelines established to date.

PATIENT CONCERNS

A 19-year-old man presented with a mass on the glans penis, incidentally found during a circumcision performed at a local urology clinic 3 months before visiting our department.

DIAGNOSES

Histopathological examination identified the specimen as a cavernous hemangioma.

INTERVENTIONS

The mass was completely excised and the resulting wound was closed layer by layer.

OUTCOMES

The patient was discharged without complications, such as wound dehiscence or infection. Follow-up 14 months after surgery showed that the wound was well healed without recurrence and the patient was satisfied with the aesthetic result.

LESSONS

Although there are many options to treat hemangiomas occurring on the glans penis, surgical excision can be considered when they are small in size.

Large Genital Cavernous Hemangioma: A Rare Surgically Correctable Entity

We report a case of 24-year-old male presenting with painless penoscrotal swelling for 3 years. On examination, a large soft bag of worm-like, superficial, nonpulsatile swelling was present in scrotum and penis. Color Doppler showed dilated tortuous vessels and on angiography no connections to corpora or vessels were seen. So a diagnosis of hemangioma was made and a surgical excision was carried out by circumcoronal and scrotal incisions. Postop course was uneventful. At 6 months of follow-up, no recurrence was seen and wound had healed with excellent cosmetic appearance.