Korean J Urol.
1995 Mar;36(3):334-336.
A Case of Sparganosis Developed in Penile Shaft
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Seoul Eul Ji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Urology, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Chunan, Korea.
Abstract
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We experienced a rare case of sparganosis developed in the left dorsum of penile shaft. The patient, a 72 year-old, had nontender, mobile thread-like linear subcutaneous palpable mass on the left dorsal aspect of penile shaft for l week. He had experience of intaking non- boiling water intermittently since 8 years ago. During circumcision, the mass which was a Whitish yellow colored parasite measuring about 21cm in length, 0.4cm in width, 0.2cm in Thickness could be extracted.