Difference between revisions of "Scrotum"
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=Pathologies to consider= | =Pathologies to consider= | ||
*[[Calcinosis cutis]] ([[AKA]] scrotal calcinosis). | |||
*[[Fournier's gangrene]].<ref name=pmid24910960>{{Cite journal | last1 = Wright | first1 = S. | last2 = Hoffmann | first2 = B. | title = Emergency ultrasound of acute scrotal pain. | journal = Eur J Emerg Med | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-9 | month = Feb | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000123 | PMID = 24910960 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Mesothelioma]].<ref name=pmid24529024>{{Cite journal | last1 = Manganiello | first1 = M. | last2 = Cassalman | first2 = C. | last3 = Dugan | first3 = J. | last4 = Bennett | first4 = N. | title = Scrotal mesothelioma. | journal = Can J Urol | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 7163-5 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24529024 }}</ref> | *[[Mesothelioma]].<ref name=pmid24529024>{{Cite journal | last1 = Manganiello | first1 = M. | last2 = Cassalman | first2 = C. | last3 = Dugan | first3 = J. | last4 = Bennett | first4 = N. | title = Scrotal mesothelioma. | journal = Can J Urol | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 7163-5 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24529024 }}</ref> | ||
*Other retroperitoneal [[sarcoma]]s, e.g. [[liposarcoma]].<ref name=pmid20814134>{{Cite journal | last1 = Rastogi | first1 = R. | last2 = Karan | first2 = PK. | last3 = Sarikwal | first3 = A. | last4 = Rastogi | first4 = V. | title = Liposarcoma scroti: A rare tumor. | journal = Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 927-30 | month = Sep | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 20814134 }}</ref> | *Other retroperitoneal [[sarcoma]]s, e.g. [[liposarcoma]].<ref name=pmid20814134>{{Cite journal | last1 = Rastogi | first1 = R. | last2 = Karan | first2 = PK. | last3 = Sarikwal | first3 = A. | last4 = Rastogi | first4 = V. | title = Liposarcoma scroti: A rare tumor. | journal = Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 927-30 | month = Sep | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 20814134 }}</ref> | ||
=Specific entities= | =Specific entities= | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 13 February 2015
Scrotum occasionally comes across the desk of pathologists. It can be considered a skin specimen.
Pathologies to consider
- Calcinosis cutis (AKA scrotal calcinosis).
- Fournier's gangrene.[1]
- Squamous cell carcinoma.
- Mesothelioma.[2]
- Other retroperitoneal sarcomas, e.g. liposarcoma.[3]
Specific entities
Scrotal calcinosis
- See: Calcinosis cutis.
Aggressive angiomyxoma
Main article: Aggressive angiomyxoma
Classically a vulvar lesion that may be seen in the scrotum.
See also
References
- ↑ Wright, S.; Hoffmann, B. (Feb 2015). "Emergency ultrasound of acute scrotal pain.". Eur J Emerg Med 22 (1): 2-9. doi:10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000123. PMID 24910960.
- ↑ Manganiello, M.; Cassalman, C.; Dugan, J.; Bennett, N. (Feb 2014). "Scrotal mesothelioma.". Can J Urol 21 (1): 7163-5. PMID 24529024.
- ↑ Rastogi, R.; Karan, PK.; Sarikwal, A.; Rastogi, V. (Sep 2010). "Liposarcoma scroti: A rare tumor.". Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 21 (5): 927-30. PMID 20814134.
- ↑ Dubey, S.; Sharma, R.; Maheshwari, V. (2010). "Scrotal calcinosis: idiopathic or dystrophic?". Dermatol Online J 16 (2): 5. PMID 20178701.