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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;89(5):W17-9.
doi: 10.1308/147870807X188498.

Unusual squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum arising from a well healed, innocuous scar of an infertility procedure: a case report

Sanjeev Kotwal  1 , Sanjeev Madaan, Stephen Prescott, Sameer Chilka, Peter Whelan
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Case Reports

Unusual squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum arising from a well healed, innocuous scar of an infertility procedure: a case report

Sanjeev Kotwal et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

A novel case of squamous cell carcinoma of scrotum that developed in a well-healed, uncomplicated scar following an infertility procedure.

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(A) Histopathology of scrotal excision biopsy specimen showing area of squamous cell carcinoma and carcinoma in situ. (B) Histopathology from inguinal lymph node showing metastatic tumour.
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