A case study of giant scrotal condyloma accuminatum.

In this study, the case has been reported of a sctotal tumor in a 50-year o ld male admitted with a large warty lesion at the base of the scrotum which resembled a giant condyloma accuminatum (Buschk-Lowenstein tumor). The HIV serology was negative, but the papillomavirus findings were positive. A co mplete resection of the tumor was performed. The histological findings conf irmed the diagnosis of condyloma accuminatum without evidence of degenerati ve development into a squamous cell carcinoma. The clinical course was favo rable, and no local recurrence was observed at 16 months follow-up. The pro blems that are frequently encountered in the diagnosis and therapy connecte d with this type of tumor have also been discussed. (C) 2001 Editions scien tifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.