Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report

<p>Melanotic macules of the penis are idiopathic, benign, rare lesions, sometimes multifocal, heterochromic and irregular, which must be differentiated from mucosal melanoma. A patient with asymptomatic pigmented lesions on the penis, but which had increased in number is presented. With dermos...

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Main Authors: Elizabet Fernández López, Noelvis Hernández Bacallao, Daymí Martínez Rodríguez, Adialys Acosta Rodríguez
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2023-05-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5469
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author Elizabet Fernández López
Noelvis Hernández Bacallao
Daymí Martínez Rodríguez
Adialys Acosta Rodríguez
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description <p>Melanotic macules of the penis are idiopathic, benign, rare lesions, sometimes multifocal, heterochromic and irregular, which must be differentiated from mucosal melanoma. A patient with asymptomatic pigmented lesions on the penis, but which had increased in number is presented. With dermoscopy and histopathology test, the diagnosis of melanotic macules of the penis was reached. Although the therapeutic options in the described environment are limited, the significance of this dermatosis diagnosis lies in ruling out the possibility of its malignancy.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-6e410b95bd8845dab6ca5ff1834bed212025-01-30T21:29:00ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2023-05-012136956992288Melanotic macules of the penis. A case reportElizabet Fernández López0Noelvis Hernández Bacallao1Daymí Martínez Rodríguez2Adialys Acosta Rodríguez3Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. CienfuegosCentro de Especialidades Ambulatorias Héroes de Playa Girón. CienfuegosHospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. CienfuegosHospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos<p>Melanotic macules of the penis are idiopathic, benign, rare lesions, sometimes multifocal, heterochromic and irregular, which must be differentiated from mucosal melanoma. A patient with asymptomatic pigmented lesions on the penis, but which had increased in number is presented. With dermoscopy and histopathology test, the diagnosis of melanotic macules of the penis was reached. Although the therapeutic options in the described environment are limited, the significance of this dermatosis diagnosis lies in ruling out the possibility of its malignancy.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5469enfermedades del penemelanomadermoscopía
spellingShingle Elizabet Fernández López
Noelvis Hernández Bacallao
Daymí Martínez Rodríguez
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Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
Medisur
enfermedades del pene
melanoma
dermoscopía
title Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
title_full Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
title_fullStr Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
title_full_unstemmed Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
title_short Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report
title_sort melanotic macules of the penis a case report
topic enfermedades del pene
melanoma
dermoscopía
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5469
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