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Penile paraffinoma: the delayed presentation

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The injection of foreign substances into the penis for the purpose of augmentation may result in erectile dysfunction, voiding difficulties, and severe deformity. We report a case of penile paraffinoma in a 71-year-old man that developed nearly 40 years after undergoing a series of penile injections with an unknown substance. Penile paraffinoma can therefore present a diagnostic dilemma given its protracted latency period, after which time the initial injections have faded into distant memory.

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  1. Department of Urology, UC Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3500, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Jonathan A. Eandi, Aubrey P. Yao & Javid Javidan

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Eandi, J.A., Yao, A.P. & Javidan, J. Penile paraffinoma: the delayed presentation. Int Urol Nephrol 39, 553–555 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-006-9058-9

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