Αρχειοθήκη ιστολογίου

Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης
ΩτοΡινοΛαρυγγολόγος
Αναπαύσεως 5
Άγιος Νικόλαος Κρήτη 72100
2841026182
6032607174

Σάββατο 7 Ιουλίου 2018

Squamous cell carcinoma of scrotum mimicking as scrotal abscess

Description 

A 60-year-old man was referred to our urology department with complaints of non-healing scrotal wound for the last three months. He initially presented to a primary care centre with complaints of painful scrotal swelling and discharging scrotal wound for 15 days. The discharge card given to the patient mentioned that the patient was provisionally diagnosed as scrotal abscess and underwent incision and drainage. On local examination, an irregular appearing, ulcerated scrotal wound with everted margins was present (figure 1). The local examination of inguinal region and general physical examination was normal. Routine blood/urine investigations were within normal limits. Wedge biopsy from wound margins was performed under local anaesthesia. The histopathology came as a surprise to us as it revealed proliferating squamous epithelial cells disposed of as nests and solid masses suggestive of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (figure 2). Further workup including contrast-enhanced CT abdomen/pelvis and chest X-ray...



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