Cowper's gland syringocele in an adult: The great imitator

David G Ortega; Emmanuel I Rojas; Maria Lizana; Jaime Poncel; Eran Rosenberg; Shilo Rosenberg

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102306

Cowper's gland syringocele in an adult: The great imitator

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Dec 16:46:102306. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102306. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

David G Ortega¹, Emmanuel I Rojas¹, Maria Lizana¹, Jaime Poncel¹, Eran Rosenberg², Shilo Rosenberg¹

Affiliations

¹ The Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Urology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, USA.

Abstract

Cowper's gland syringocele (CGS) is the cystic dilation of its duct. It is an uncommon urological condition and is thought to be more commonly encountered in pediatric urology. However, it is in adults that CGS poses a diagnostic challenge because of its "chameleon-like" clinical presentation that may masquerade multiple urological etiologies. In this population, where urological conditions are more prevalent, CGS may present as bladder outlet obstruction, recurrent urinary tract infections, gross hematuria, urinary retention, perineal pain, or abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports