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Rare Case of Triphallia Discovered During Cadaver Dissection in UK
Key Takeaways
- Medical students in the UK discovered a rare case of triphallia (three penises) during cadaver dissection.
- Only the second documented case in medical literature; the 78-year-old man was unaware of the condition.
- All three penises had glans and corpus cavernosum; only one urethra present, with a meandering course.
- Condition likely resulted from triplication of the genital tubercle during fetal development.
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DT Editorial Team··via livescience.com