Bicet mentions a curious instance of elephantiasis of the penis
and scrotum which had existed for five years. The subject was in
great mental misery and alarm at his unsightly condition. The
parts of generation were completely buried in the huge mass. An
operation was performed in which all of the diseased structures
that had totally unmanned him were removed, the true organs of
generation escaping inviolate. Thebaud mentions a tumor of the
scrotum, the result of elephantiasis, which weighed 63 1/2
pounds. The weight was ascertained by placing the tumor on the
scales, and directing the patient to squat over them without
resting any weight of the body on the scales. This man could
readily feel his penis, although his surgeons could not do so.
The bladder was under perfect control, the urine flowing over a
channel on the exterior of the scrotum, extending 18 inches from
the meatus. Despite his infirmity this patient had perfect sexual
desire, and occasional erections and emissions. A very
interesting operation was performed with a good recovery.
Partridge reports an enormous scrotal tumor which was removed
from a Hindoo of fifty-five, with subsequent recovery of the
subject. The tumor weighed 111 1/2 pounds.
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