[Giant chondroid syringoma of the scrotum. First reported case].
OBJECTIVE
Various tumors have been described in the scrotal area arising from skin and the underlying tissues: nevus, dermoid and epidermoid cysts, epidermoid carcinomas, lipomas, leiomyomas, angiokeratomas, lymphangiomas, granular cell tumors, granuloma, malignant tumors of the peripheral nerve tissue, and some 'pseudotumors' such as fibromatosis and nodular calcinosis. We describe for the first time a sweat gland tumor, which is also remarkable for its unusually large size.


RESULTS
A 76-year-old patient consulted for a painful left scrotal tumor that he had noted for some time and that had slowly and gradually grown. Ultrasound assessment of the GU system confirmed the presence of a 4.2 cm left, solid paratesticular mass that was removed under local anesthesia.


CONCLUSIONS
Chondroid syringoma is a tumor arising from the sweat gland that is usually localized to the head and neck. It has an excellent prognosis and recurrence has only been described in patients in whom the tumor had not been completely resected.
De Fata Chillón
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Servicio de Urología y Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Nistal Martín
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Núñez Mora
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C
Alonso Dorrego
J M
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García Mediero
J M
JM
Rios González
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E
Martínez-Piñeiro Lorenzo
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L
De La Peña Barthel
J J
JJ
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*