SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SCROTUM

  • Vera Teixeira Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Inês Coutinho Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Maria Manuel Brites Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Ricardo Vieira Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Óscar Tellechea Professor Doutor e Director do Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra/Professor of Dermatology and Venereology and Head of the Dermatology Department
  • Américo Figueiredo Professor Doutor e Director do Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra/Professor of Dermatology and Venereology and Head of the Dermatology Department Director do Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra/Professor of Dermatology and Venereology and Head of the Dermatology Department
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.4.219
Keywords: Carcinoma, squamous cell, Genital neoplasms, male, Scrotum

Abstract

Introduction: Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum is a rare tumour. It was the first cancer directly linked to occupational exposure to carcinogens (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).

Clinical Case: A 59-year old man was referred with a one year history of a painful scrotal ulcer, 8 cm in diameter, associated with genital lymphedema. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. The extent of the tumor and the patient’s general condition did not allow any therapeutic approach, and death occurred 18 months after the first symptoms.

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Published
2014-07-06
How to Cite
Teixeira, V., Coutinho, I., Brites, M. M., Vieira, R., Tellechea, Óscar, & Figueiredo, A. (2014). SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SCROTUM. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 71(4), 547-549. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.4.219
Issue
Vol 71 No 4 (2013): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Case Reports

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