title: [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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal. Electronic address: zecyrille@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ze Ondo
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarr
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ndoye
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de l'hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Diagne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods
keywords: Calcinose scrotale; Epidermal cyst; Kyste épidermoïde; Scrotal calcinosis; Surgical treatment; Traitement chirurgical