Tyson’s Glands: Non existant entity or a real one? The conundrum revisited

B. Sankararaman; E. A. Thasneem; Arafath Natchiar; Jassim A. Jabbar

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.6951

Tyson’s Glands

Non existant entity or a real one? The conundrum revisited

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.6951

Authors

B. Sankararaman Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Karaikal, Puducherry, India-609609
Thasneem E. A. Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Karaikal, Puducherry, India-609609
Arafath Natchiar Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Karaikal, Puducherry, India-609609
Jassim A. Jabbar Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Karaikal, Puducherry, India-609609

Keywords:

Tyson’s gland, smegma, epidermal inclusion cyst

Abstract

Tyson’s glands were supposed to be modified sebaceous glands said to be located on either side of frenulum of prepuce. They were first described by Edward Tyson in the 17^th century as macroscopic structures on the corona of the penis, interpreting them as the source of smegma. We report a case of 65-year-old male who presented with the complaint of swelling in the prepuce, (the common location where Tyson’s glands were supposed to located), in the last 6 months with no associated pain or discharge. The lesion was excised under local anesthesia. The specimen was sent for histopathological examination and was reported as “epidermal inclusion cyst”. Penile epidermal cysts are extremely rare. In penile lesions a correct clinico-pathological correlation is useful to arrive at a diagnosis to avoid unnecessary treatments and anxiety to the patients.

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05-05-2022

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Sankararaman, B., Thasneem, E. A., Natchiar, A., & Jabbar, J. A. (2022). Tyson’s Glands: Non existant entity or a real one? The conundrum revisited. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S3), 4637–4641. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.6951

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