Table 1. Review of the literature on mole external genitalia.

Author	Descriptive term for Prepuce	Focus	Sex	Features Observed: Prepuce, internal structures of penis/clitoris or both	Used “received wisdom”.
Wood-Jones (1914)	clitoris & penis	ExG, gonads, & internal UG organs	M&F	Prepuce, internal UG organs, gonads,	N/A
Matthews (1935)	clitoris, penis & peniform clitoris	ExG, gonads, & internal UG organs	M&F	Prepuce, ovary, testis, & internal reproductive organs	Used “received wisdom” and references Wood-Jones with the statement, “the clitoris is remarkably like the penis but slightly smaller”
Gorman and Stone (1990)	female urinary papilla	ExG & gonads	M&F	Prepuce, ovotestes, testes, vagina	Used “received wisdom” and refers to “female urinary papilla” resembling penis of male. Quotes Matthews “that all moles are male until 1 year old”.
Whitworth et al (1999)	clitoris, phallus, phallic-like clitoris	Ovotestes & ExG	M&F	Ovotestes, testes, prepuce, ExG	Used “received wisdom” and showed gross image of male and female ExG labeled clitoris and phallus. Used term “phallic-like clitoris”.
Zurita et al (2003)	penile clitoris	Sex duct development, AMH gene, testosterone levels	M&F	Mullerian and Wolffian ducts	Used “received wisdom” and was first use of term “penile clitoris”
Rubenstein et al (2003)	phallus & peniform clitoris	Ovary & ExG	M&F	Ovary, testes, prepuce, penis, clitoris	Used “received wisdom”. Showed images of ExG, and transverse histologic sections of penis, clitoris and prepuce. Measured prepuce length and designated it “Phallus length”. Also used the term, “peniform clitoris”.
Carmona et al (2008)	peniform clitoris	Ovotestes & Exg	F	Ovary/ovotestes, female prepuce	Used “received wisdom”. Showed gross images of female ExG, used term, “peniform clitoris”

Abbreviations: ExG=external genitalia, UG=urogenital, AMH=anti-Mullerian duct hormone, M=male, F=female