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Squamous cell carcinoma of scrotum mimicking as scrotal abscess

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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… Click to show full abstract

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 …

Keywords: cell carcinoma; squamous cell; wound; scrotal wound; scrotal abscess; carcinoma scrotum

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2018

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