Giant paratesticular immunoglobulin G4-related disease mimicking malignancy: A case report.

Ahmed Chaabouni, Wafa Elleuch, Khouloud Ouertani, Kays Chaker, Yassine Nouira, Mourad Hadj Slimen

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Ahmed ChaabouniUrology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.

Wafa ElleuchPedagogy Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Physical Medecine and Rehabilitation Department, Military Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.

Khouloud OuertaniUrology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.

Kays ChakerUrology Department, La RABTA Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

Yassine NouiraUrology Department, La RABTA Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

Mourad Hadj SlimenUrology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.

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Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare fibroinflammatory disorder that can mimic malignancy. We report a 30-year-old man with Down syndrome presenting with a giant painless scrotal mass and pruritic erythematous skin lesions. Tumor markers were normal, while CT revealed a bilateral scrotal soft-tissue mass measuring 21 × 31 × 36 cm with calcifications and suspicious iliac lymph nodes, strongly suggesting advanced malignancy. Radical surgical excision with bilateral orchiectomy was performed. Histopathological, immunohistochemical established the diagnosis of IgG4-RD. Subsequent corticosteroid therapy achieved a favorable outcome. This case highlights an exceptionally rare scrotal manifestation of IgG4-RD and its diagnostic challenge.

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Fibroinflammatory diseaseIgG4-related diseaseParatesticular tumorScrotal mass

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PMID42644085

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2026.103578

PMCPMC13505496

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