Canal versus cysts of the penile median raphe: advancing diagnostic methods using videodermatoscopy.

Median raphe cysts represent defects of embryologic development of the male genitalia during fetal life. A clinical variant is represented by raphe canals, which consist of elongated tracts located in the same areas. Videodermatoscopy is a noninvasive technique that may be helpful in the differentiation between cysts and canals of the median raphe of the penis, thus helping to establish the most appropriate therapeutic approach.