Large pyogenic granuloma on the scrotum; a case report

Farshad Gholipour ¹ , Davoud Gharakhani ¹ , Mohammad Reza Hajian ²^*

¹ Isfahan Kidney Disease Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
² Nickan Research Institute, Isfahan, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Mohammad Reza Hajian, Email: mr1994.hajian@gmail.com, , Email: m.r.hajian@res.mui.ac.ir

Abstract

Background: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common benign vascular lesion of the skin and mucosa, which happens following different stimuli. Although the common sites for PG are the face, oral cavity, upper trunk and digits, here we report a rare case of large PG on the scrotum.

Case Presentation: On 12 January 2021, a 14-year-old Caucasian boy came to the urology clinic of Alzahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran with a large pink lesion on the left hemi-scrotum, which has been gradually enlarged for the past four months with rapid growth in the last three weeks becoming 4 cm in diameter. We resected the lesion using microscopic surgery and the findings in the histopathological study were consistent with PG.

Conclusion: Here we reported a rare case of teenage Caucasian boy with large PG on the scrotum for the first time. Although this lesion is rare, urologists should be familiar with it.

Keywords: Pyogenic granuloma, Scrotum, Neoplasms

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common benign vascular lesion of the skin and mucosa, which happens in reaction to different stimuli. Scrotal PG is a rare condition and only two cases have been ever reported. Urologists must be familiar with the lesion as they are the specialists who encounter genital complaints the most.

Please cite this paper as: Gholipour F, Gharakhani D, Hajian MR. Large pyogenic granuloma on the scrotum; a case report. J Nephropathol. 2023;x(x):e21420. DOI: 10.34172/jnp.2023.21420.