CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA OF THE SCROTUM - A RARE BENIGN GENITAL TUMOR OF CHILDHOOD

Citation
Fa. Ferrer et Ph. Mckenna, CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA OF THE SCROTUM - A RARE BENIGN GENITAL TUMOR OF CHILDHOOD, The Journal of urology, 153(4), 1995, pp. 1262-1264
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
153
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1262 - 1264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1995)153:4<1262:CHOTS->2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Cavernous hemangioma is a benign congenital lesion that rarely involve s the scrotum and primarily presents during childhood. We report a cas e of subcutaneous scrotal-perineal hemangioma in a boy initially belie ved to have an inguinal hernia. These lesions can be diagnostically an d therapeutically challenging. Definitive treatment by en bloc excisio n is recommended, Special staining techniques may be required for accu rate pathological diagnosis.