Paraffinoma of the penis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1728920
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1994.35.3.344
Abstract
- Augmentation of the body contour by localized injection of hard and soft paraffin rose to a zenith of popularity in the early 1900s, whereafter the severe destructive consequences of such injections became widely recognized. However in Korea, these injections are still performed much by nonmedical person. Paraffin or other mineral oil injection into body is no more a useful method to change body contour. We reviewed 26 cases of sclerosing lipogranuloma of penis with complications in recent 13 years after mean 18.5 months from previous injection of paraffin or vaseline. We conclude that the public should be informed of detrimental effects of paraffin injections and that the best treatment of penile paraffinoma is complete excision and appropriate penoplasty.
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