Table 2: Twenty-three cases of idiopathic scrotal calcinosis in previous literature.
Author |
Year |
Number |
Mean |
Disease (m) |
No. of |
Size of |
Symptoms |
Involvement |
Treatment |
Recurrence |
Huang |
2023 |
1 |
31 |
48 |
Multiple |
Up to |
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 |
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 |
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) |
Half the scrotum |
Surgical excision |
No recurrence at 12 months |
Akinboro |
2018 |
2 |
31 |
96 to 240 |
Multiple |
5-10 |
Asymptomatic (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) |
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 |
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 |