Indian man’s horror as one inch HORN grows out the end of his PENIS

Man’s horror as one inch HORN grows out the end of his penis – only for it to sprout AGAIN after it was chopped off

  • The strange growth was a side effect from an operation to repair his urethra
  • Doctors at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, removed the growth
  • The tale was published in the prestigious British Medical Journal Case Reports 

An Indian man was left with a one inch-long horn growing out the end of his penis, according to a bizarre case report.

The 60-year-old’s strange growth was a side effect from an operation to repair his urethra, doctors claim.

Two months after the surgery, the unnamed man went to his doctor after growing worried over the horn growing from his penis.

Specialists at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow – 330 miles (531km) south east of New Delhi – removed the growth.

However, writing in a prestigious medical journal, they revealed how it grew back bigger than before – reaching 2.5cm. 

The 60-year-old’s strange growth was a side effect from an operation to repair his urethra, doctors in Lucknow claim

The tale was published in the British Medical Journal Case Reports, where doctors have unveiled an array of strange discoveries.

Medics led by Dr Ajay Aggarwa revealed the growth was a ‘penile cutaneous horn’, which pictures show was yellow and brown in colour.

Surgeons removed the horn from his penis once again and a biopsy ruled out the growth as being cancerous.


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Dr Aggarwa and colleagues revealed the man’s surgery site ‘healed well’ and he endured no persistent changes to his penis.

The man had lichen sclerosus, a long-term skin condition that affects the genitals, causing itching and white patches.

WHAT ARE PENILE HORNS? 

Penile horns are usually overgrown build-ups of keratin, the same protein that forms hair, skin and nails.

Writing in the BMJ Case Reports, doctors at King George’s Medical University said the cause is ‘not clear’.

However, ‘surgical trauma, long-standing phimosis (tight foreskin), radiotherapy or malignancy (cancer)’ may be to blame, they wrote.

But Professor Chris Bunker, a consultant dermatologist, claimed horns are likely to have been caused by his lichen sclerosus – a long-term skin condition that affects the genitals.

The British Skin Foundation spokesperson described the horn as being ‘incredibly rare’ but said they will be more common in India.

Professor Bunker told MailOnline this is because there are more people in the Asian country and access to healthcare is poorer.

The incurable condition caused his urethra to narrow, which is why he had the operation in the first place. 

Cutaneous horns are usually overgrown build-ups of keratin, the same protein that forms hair, skin and nails. 

Writing in the BMJ Case Reports, Dr Aggarwa and colleagues added the cause of a penile horn is ‘not clear’.

However, ‘surgical trauma, long-standing phimosis (tight foreskin), radiotherapy or malignancy (cancer)’ may be to blame.

Dr Aggarwa and colleagues wrote: ‘The patients usually seek treatment due to disfigurement and difficulty during sexual intercourse.

‘It is bothersome to the patients, sometimes greatly affecting their sexual life.’

But Professor Chris Bunker, a consultant dermatologist, claimed the horn was likely to have been caused by his lichen sclerosus – not surgery.

The British Skin Foundation spokesperson described the horn as being ‘incredibly rare’ but said they will be more common in India.

Professor Bunker told MailOnline this is because there are more people in the Asian country and access to healthcare is poorer.

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