"Penis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.
| Descriptor ID |
D010413
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.492
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| Concept/Terms |
Glans Penis- Glans Penis
- Glans Peni
- Peni, Glans
- Penis, Glans
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Leonard N, Droms R, Lal K, Amano S, Wiss K. Pink, waxy papule on the penile shaft. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Nov; 37(6):1151-1152.
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Gabel C, Chakrala T, Shah R, Danesh MJ, Dobry AS, Garza-Mayers AC, Ko LN, Nguyen E, St John J, Walls AC, Nigwekar SU, Song PI, Kroshinsky D. Penile calciphylaxis: A retrospective case-control study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 11; 85(5):1209-1217.
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McQuaid JW, Johnson EK, Andrews E, Rosoklija I, Cendron M. The Efficacy of Congenital Penile Curvature Repair in Preadolescent Males: Early Outcomes. Urology. 2016 06; 92:95-9.
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Nicola R, Carson N, Dogra VS. Imaging of traumatic injuries to the scrotum and penis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Jun; 202(6):W512-20.
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Schwartz D, Al-Najjar H, Connelly NR. Caudal block in a child with a sacral dimple utilizing ultrasonography. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Oct; 21(10):1073-4.
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Copel L, Katz R, Blachar A, Sosna J, Sheiman RG. Clinical and duplex US assessment of effects of sildenafil on cavernosal arteries of the penis: comparison with intracavernosal injection of vasoactive agents--initial experience. Radiology. 2005 Dec; 237(3):986-91.
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Akyurek M, Ozkan O, Safak T, Ozgentas HE, Dunn RM. The penile flap in the rat: description and autotransplantation. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Jul; 55(1):94-100; discussion 101.
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Katz EE, Suzue K, Wille MA, Krausz T, Rapp DE, Sokoloff MH. Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra. Urology. 2005 Feb; 65(2):389.
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Boos SC, Rosas AJ, Boyle C, McCann J. Anogenital injuries in child pedestrians run over by low-speed motor vehicles: four cases with findings that mimic child sexual abuse. Pediatrics. 2003 Jul; 112(1 Pt 1):e77-84.
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Misra M, MacLaughlin DT, Donahoe PK, Lee MM. Measurement of Mullerian inhibiting substance facilitates management of boys with microphallus and cryptorchidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Aug; 87(8):3598-602.