Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum: A look beyond the chimneystacks
Author(s) -
Ritva Vyas,
Homayoun Zargar,
Rossella Di Trolio,
Giuseppe Di Lorenzo,
Riccardo Autorino
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i11.654
Subject(s) - medicine , scrotum , malignancy , dissection (medical) , basal cell , incidence (geometry) , metastasis , lymph node , surgery , radiology , general surgery , cancer , physics , optics
Despite the low incidence, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remains the most common scrotal malignancy with a propensity for recurrence and metastasis. In recent years there has been a significant change in the epidemiology of scrotal SCC. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for resectable disease. Sentinel lymph node dissection adapted from experience with penile SCC can reduce the morbidity of routine lymph node dissection. Emerging treatments for advanced and metastatic SCC are at the cusp of significantly changing management of this disease. We have performed a comprehensive review of scrotal SCC with a focus on these topics.