Table 2: Twenty-three cases of idiopathic scrotal calcinosis in previous literature.

Author

Year

Number
of cases

Mean
age (y)

Disease
course

(m)

No. of
nodules

Size of
nodules (mm)

Symptoms

Involvement

Treatment

 

 

Recurrence

Huang

2023

1

31

48

Multiple

Up to
 size
of 7 × 12

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Scrotal lesion excision

Not stated

Feng

2022

1

57

120

Multiple

Not stated

Asymptomatic (mostly)

Itching (occasionally)

All the scrotum

Simple focal resection
with scrotoplasty

No recurrence at 12 months

Kouki

2022

1

52

240

Multiple

2-20

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Wide excision

Not stated

Ye

2022

1

55

240

Multiple

Not stated

Asymptomatic

Not stated

Surgical excision

No recurrence at 30 months

Ahamed

2021

1

29

30

Multiple

Not stated

Asymptomatic

Isolated clusters

Surgical excision

No recurrence at six months

Hedhli

2020

1

24

24

Multiple

2-20

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

simple excision

No recurrence at 18 months

Al-Gonaim

2020

1

42

24

Multiple

5-15

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Elliptical incision and complete excision

No recurrence at 12 months

Kyei

2020

1

32

60

Multiple

Up to size of 25

Mild itching

All the scrotum but preserved the
skin at median raphe

En-bloc surgical excision

A 5 mm nodule relapse at 30 months

Cannarozzo

2020

5

38.4

Not stated

Not stated

Not stated

Not stated

Not stated

CO2 super pulsed ablative laser

Not stated

Jayarajah

2019

1

55

48

Multiple

5-3

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Multiple simple excision

No recurrence at six months

Wollina

2018

1

46

120

Multiple

3-40

Asymptomatic

Anterior aspect of the scrotum

Surgical excision

Not stated

Tareen

2018

1

64

240

5

up to 10

Asymptomatic

Single; scattered

Surgical excision

No recurrence at six months

Syed

2018

1

50

180

Multiple

5-0

Asymptomatic (mostly)
Itching (occasionally)

Half the scrotum

Surgical excision

No recurrence at 12 months

Akinboro

2018

2

31

96 to 240

Multiple

5-10

Asymptomatic (1/2)
Itching (1/2)

Both halves of the hemiscrotum (1/2), ventral and lateral surfaces of the scrotum (1/2)

Wide excision (1/2), untreated (1/2)

Not stated

Killedar

2016

1

40

Not stated

multiple

Not stated

Asymptomatic

Whole of the scrotum

Total excision

Not stated

Salvarci

2013

1

41

120

33

Up to 25

Asymptomatic

Ventral area of the scrotum

Partial scrotectomy

An 8 mm nodule relapse at 19 months

Pompeo

2013

2

25.5

24 to 180

Multiple

Not stated

Asymptomatic (1/2)
Itching (1/2)

All the scrotum (1/2), right hemiscrotum (1/2)

Multiple elliptical incisions (2/2)

Not stated

Chakrabarti

2013

1

36

72

24

Not stated

Asymptomatic

Not stated

Not stated

No recurrence at three months

Tela

2012

1

33

24

Multiple

Up to 6

Asymptomatic

Ventral surface of
the scrotum

Wide local excision

No recurrence at 16 months

Khallouk

2011

1

27

36

 

3-20

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

 

No recurrence at 12 months

Li

2010

1

49

84

Multiple

6 -4

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Simple excision

No recurrence at 18 months

Parlakgumus

2008

1

41

120

4

15-25

Asymptomatic

Single; scattered

Surgical excision

No recurrence at 24 months

Singh

1997

1

27

72

Multiple

5-20

Asymptomatic

All the scrotum

Simple excision

No recurrence at 12 months