1. Primary tuberculosis of the penis.
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Rossi, Riccardo, Urbano, Francesco, Tortoli, Enrico, Trotta, Michele, Zuccatia, Giuliano, and Cappugi, Pietro
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TUBERCULOSIS , *PENIS diseases , *LUNG diseases , *CANCER , *MYCOBACTERIAL diseases , *CHEST diseases - Abstract
We present a case of primary tuberculosis of the inner lining of the prepuce in a 63-year-old man. The condition resembled carcinoma. The diagnosis was based on histopathology and on M. tuberculosis culture. Successful treatment was by a combined medical and surgical approach. The rarity of the case is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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