TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical excision of perineal nodular induration
T2 - A cyclist's third testicle
AU - Awad, Mohannad A.
AU - Murphy, Gregory P.
AU - Gaither, Thomas W.
AU - Osterberg, E. Charles
AU - Sanford, Thomas A.
AU - Horvai, Andrew E.
AU - Breyer, Benjamin N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Canadian Urological Association.
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - Perineal nodular induration (PNI), or biker's nodule, is a rare, bothersome, pseudotumour. Herein, we describe the surgical technique used to treat a healthy cyclist who developed an enlarging PNI for five years that grew into a perineal mass. The mass prevented him from cycling due to worsening discomfort and heaviness. The PNI-associated mass was successfully removed by wide surgical excision and a local advancement flap. Subsequently, the patient resumed cycling. Histopathology report demonstrated a benign lesion with abundant ropy collagen with native smooth muscle, vessels, and rare fibroblast-like spindle cells. With the increasing popularity of cycling, PNI may become more common, and health providers should be aware of this rare entity and how it can be safely removed.
AB - Perineal nodular induration (PNI), or biker's nodule, is a rare, bothersome, pseudotumour. Herein, we describe the surgical technique used to treat a healthy cyclist who developed an enlarging PNI for five years that grew into a perineal mass. The mass prevented him from cycling due to worsening discomfort and heaviness. The PNI-associated mass was successfully removed by wide surgical excision and a local advancement flap. Subsequently, the patient resumed cycling. Histopathology report demonstrated a benign lesion with abundant ropy collagen with native smooth muscle, vessels, and rare fibroblast-like spindle cells. With the increasing popularity of cycling, PNI may become more common, and health providers should be aware of this rare entity and how it can be safely removed.
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U2 - 10.5489/cuaj.4169
DO - 10.5489/cuaj.4169
M3 - Article
C2 - 28503242
AN - SCOPUS:85019104294
SN - 1911-6470
VL - 11
SP - E244-E247
JO - Canadian Urological Association Journal
JF - Canadian Urological Association Journal
IS - 5
ER -