A giant primary sclerosing lipogranuloma of the scrotum
Author(s) -
Sevdegül Munğan,
Ersagun Karagüzel,
Celaleddin Turan,
Abdülkadir Reis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2013.01214
Subject(s) - scrotum , genitourinary system , lesion , foreign body , pathology , medicine , foreign body giant cell , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , anatomy , surgery
Sclerosing lipogranuloma is a rare, benign disease that can affect several organs, particularly of genitourinary system in males. The majority of the cases are secondary to exogenous foreign bodies. The masses are composed of granulomatous tissue formed around an either exogenous or endogenous lipomatous substance. We describe a 47-year-old male patient who presented with a growing, painless scrotal mass on physical examination. The mass was in 20 cm diameter and the laboratory findings were in normal limits. Pathologic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of scrotal sclerosing lipogranuloma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the biggest scrotal sclerosing lipogranuloma case in the literature. We aimed with this presentation to keep in mind this benign lesion and also to assist the algorithmic approach.
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