[Scrotal calcinosis: clinical and therapeutic aspects in 5 cases]

Abstract

Scrotal calcinosis is a rare pathology and etiology still discussed. We report five cases in patients without particular history of another disease. Clinical examination revealed scrotal wall with painless nodules of various sizes producing a whitish substance, pasty. The phosphate levels were normal in all patients. They all had a resection of the lesions associated with scholarships plasty recovery. Histopathological study revealed calcified epidermoid cysts in 4 cases.

Keywords: Calcinose scrotale; Epidermal cyst; Kyste épidermoïde; Scrotal calcinosis; Surgical treatment; Traitement chirurgical.