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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 81-82 |
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Prominent swelling on erection: Perineal angiomyxoma as a rare entity
Shantanu Tyagi, Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru, Girdhar S Bora, Sudheer Kumar Devana, Aditya Prakash Sharma
Department of Urology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
| Date of Submission | 29-Jul-2018 |
| Date of Acceptance | 13-Oct-2018 |
| Date of Web Publication | 02-Jan-2019 |
Correspondence Address:
Aditya Prakash Sharma
Department of Urology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/iju.IJU_221_18
 Abstract | | |
Perineal angiomyxoma is a rare entity, more commonly seen in females. We report a case of a 44 year old male who presented with a perineal swelling which became prominent with penile erections. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a T1 hypointense and T2 hyperintense midline lesion (4.6 × 2.5 × 5 cm) in relation to corpus spongiosum, with ill defined fat planes with the bulbospongiosus muscle and progressive enhancement on dynamic contrast sequence. A differential diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma or hemangioma was made and the mass was completely excised via a midline perineal incision. The histopathology revealed features consistent with angiomyxoma.
How to cite this article:
Tyagi S, Mavuduru RS, Bora GS, Devana SK, Sharma AP. Prominent swelling on erection: Perineal angiomyxoma as a rare entity. Indian J Urol 2019;35:81-2 |
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Tyagi S, Mavuduru RS, Bora GS, Devana SK, Sharma AP. Prominent swelling on erection: Perineal angiomyxoma as a rare entity. Indian J Urol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Mar 24];35:81-2. Available from: https://www.indianjurol.com/text.asp?2019/35/1/81/249247 |
| Introduction | |  |
Perineal angiomyxoma is a rarity.[1],[2] They usually occur within the perineum, vulva and inguinal areas, more commonly in females (6:1). Here, we report a case of angiomyxoma in a male who presented with a perineal swelling which became prominent with penile erections.
| Case Report | | |
A 44-year-old male presented with a painless swelling in the perineum which became more prominent with penile erections. On physical examination, there was a firm, nontender, nonpulsatile, irreducible, noncompressible mass in the anterior perineal area, on the left of the median raphe. Sonography revealed a well-defined lobulated lesion in relation to the root of the penis abutting corpus spongiosum and left corpus cavernosum without any obvious communication. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) revealed a T1 hypointense and T2 hyperintense midline lesion (4.6 cm × 2.5 cm × 5 cm), with ill-defined fat planes with bulbospongiosus muscle and progressive enhancement on dynamic contrast sequence, suggesting a suspicion of soft tissue sarcoma or hemangioma [Figure 1]. After discussion with the radiologist, a contrast-enhanced ultrasound was performed for a multiphasic and real-time delineation of the vascular nature of the mass and it did not reveal any feeding vessel and a possible diagnosis of benign nerve sheath tumor was also suspected besides soft tissue sarcoma. | Figure 1: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the patient showing hyperintense lesion in the perineum on T2-weighted image (a) Axial; (b) Sagittal)
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The patient underwent excision of the perineal mass through a midline perineal incision. The mass was encapsulated lying deep to left bulbospongiosus muscle and was completely excised [Figure 2]. Gross specimen showed well-encapsulated soft spongy mass.[Figure 3]a Histopathology showed encapsulated tumor with spindle-shaped and stellate cells embedded in myxoid background suggestive of angiomyxoma [Figure 3]b. At 3-month follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic. First described by Steeper and Rosai,[1] perineal angiomyxomas are extremely rare with around 150 reported cases till date. Incidence in male to female is 1:6.[2] MRI is the current imaging of choice and the lesions appear hypointense on T1-weighted, hyperintense on T2-weighted sequences, and usually have a characteristic whorled appearance after contrast administration.[3] Aggressiveness of angiomyxoma is decided by the vascularity dispersed irregularly throughout the parenchyma and mitotic figures.[4] We report a rare case of angiomyxoma of the anterior perineal triangle in a male, presenting with the prominence of perineal swelling on penile erection. | Figure 2: Intra-operative photograph showing (a) Perineal mass and (b) its relation to bulbospongiosus muscle
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 | Figure 3: (a) Gross specimen showing well-encapsulated soft spongy mass. (b) Photomicrograph showing encapsulated tumor with spindle-shaped and stellate cells embedded in myxoid background. Tumor cells are elongated and have vesicular nuclei and moderate cytoplasm with intervening vessels consistent with angiomyxoma
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