Urology. 1990 Apr;35(4):349-50.

Human os penis.

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Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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We report a case of human penile ossification with roentgenologic and histologic confirmation. The English literature is reviewed, and the pathogenesis of such a rare lesion is presented. Penile ossification appears to be an acquired metaplastic process occurring in an area of fibrosis.

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