[Penile epithelioid hemangioma].

Epithelioid hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor. Complete surgical excision is curative, there is no tendency to recurrence or metastasize. Its penile occurrence is extremely rare, only 33 cases have been reported in English literature. A patient with epithelioid hemangioma of the deep dorsal vein of the penis is reported. To our knowledge, this is the first report of penile epithelioid hemangioma in Hungarian literature. The 64-year-old patient presented to our department with painful erection caused by a palpable penile mass. Physical examination revealed a mobile subcutaneous nodule on the dorsum of the penis. Penile ultrasound showed a 10 mm homogeneous, well circumscribed lesion superficial to the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa without intralesional blood flow. Local excision was performed through a dorsal longitudinal penile incision. The deep dorsal vein was dissected circumferentially, then the lesion was removed following ligation of the vein proximal and distal to the mass. Histopathological examination revealed epithelioid hemangioma. At three months after surgery, the patient reported complete resolution of pain, his International Index of Erectile Function Score was 21. At four years after the operation, there were no signs of recurrence or metastasis. Successful treatment of epithelioid hemangioma of the penis requires in-depth knowledge of processes resulting in penile subcutaneous masses, therefore the differential diagnosis is detailed in discussion. Orv Hetil. 2023; 164(21): 836-840.