"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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Hatfield BS, King CR, Udager AM, Williamson SR, Gandhi JS, Amin MB, Spruill L, Lindsey KG, Pillappa R, Roseman JT, Mochel MC, Smith SC. Peyronie disease: a clinicopathologic study of 71 cases with emphasis on histopathologic patterns and prevalent metaplastic ossification. Hum Pathol. 2020 10; 104:9-17.
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Nickerson DW, Dowling JR, O'Connor H, Lopez D, Elston DM. Multinodular plaque on the penis. Cutis. 2020 Mar; 105(3):E19-E21.
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Wineland RJ, Bloom MS, Cruze L, Butts CD, Wenzel AG, Unal ER, Kohno S, Willan KB, Brock JW, Newman RB. In utero effects of maternal phthalate exposure on male genital development. Prenat Diagn. 2019 02; 39(3):209-218.
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Teichman JMH, Mannas M, Elston DM. Noninfectious Penile Lesions. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jan 15; 97(2):102-110.
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Toque HA, Nunes KP, Yao L, Xu Z, Kondrikov D, Su Y, Webb RC, Caldwell RB, Caldwell RW. Akita spontaneously type 1 diabetic mice exhibit elevated vascular arginase and impaired vascular endothelial and nitrergic function. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e72277.
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Balevic S, Taylor M, Amaya M. Penile and scrotal swelling mimicking child abuse. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Oct; 52(10):988-90.
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Merriman LS, Arlen AM, Broecker BH, Smith EA, Kirsch AJ, Elmore JM. The GMS hypospadias score: assessment of inter-observer reliability and correlation with post-operative complications. J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec; 9(6 Pt A):707-12.
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Parekh A, Chen MH, Hoffman KE, Choueiri TK, Hu JC, Bennett CL, Kattan MW, Sartor O, Stein K, Graham PL, D'Amico AV, Nguyen PL. Reduced penile size and treatment regret in men with recurrent prostate cancer after surgery, radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation, or radiotherapy alone. Urology. 2013 Jan; 81(1):130-4.
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Mack JT, Brown CB, Garrett TE, Uys JD, Townsend DM, Tew KD. Ablation of the ATP-binding cassette transporter, Abca2 modifies response to estrogen-based therapies. Biomed Pharmacother. 2012 Sep; 66(6):403-8.
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Deem S, Keane T, Bhavsar R, El-Zawahary A, Savage S. Contemporary diagnosis and management of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis. BJU Int. 2011 Nov; 108(9):1378-92.