Pubo-Penile Ectopic Testis: A Rare Entity

Abstract

Ectopic testis is one which has deviated from its usual path of descent and is not found in regions of usual descent into the scrotum. Testicular maldescent or cryptorchidism is the most common anomaly of the genitalia with an incidence of approximately 1% in male newborns. It is commoner on the right side, and in premature neonates [1,2]. It is reported that 5 % of maldescended testes are ectopic [3] Ectopic testis (Testicular ectopia) specifically describes inguinoscrotal descent outside the normal boundaries. The major sites of ectopic testes are the superficial inguinal pouch, femoral, suprapubic, penile, transverse (contralateral hemiscrotum), and perineal. Penile ectopic testis is a rare congenital anomaly in which the testis is abnormally situated along the penile shaft or around its root. These conditions present at birth or within two years of childhood, definitive treatment of this condition is thus usually done in childhood. In this case, the condition was present at birth but presented to hospital during adolescence.