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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 18
| Issue : 3 | Page : 150-152 |
Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum - still an occupational hazard
Aparajita Mitra, PN Agarwal, Rajdeep Singh, Sushant Verma, Vaishali Srivastava, Anmol Chugh, Varun Jain
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Aparajita Mitra
K-3 (First floor), Royal Apartments, 16, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.146916
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the scrotum was one of the first occupational diseases to be described, and acquired its eponym from Sir Percivall Pott. The condition has now become rare owing to the establishment of industrial health norms. A 45-year-old male with a history of long-term exposure to petrochemicals presented to our institution with a scrotal lesion and underwent wide-local excision of the same. Histopathology revealed well-differentiated SCC involving the epididymis. Treatment options included excision with ilio-inguinal bloc dissection (in the event of lymphadenopathy) with subsequent chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Tumors following occupational exposure thus continue to contribute to the rapidly decreasing incidence of scrotal carcinoma.
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