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A RARE COMPLICATION OF TESTICULAR LYMPHOMA: FOURNIER'S GANGRENE

Ahmet Turhan, Can Arıcı, Selahittin Çayan

Bulletin of Urooncology - 2025;24(4):117-120

Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Mersin, Türkiye

 

Testicular neoplasms represent an uncommon subset of urogenital malignancies, with lymphomatous involvement being an even more infrequent clinical presentation. Fournier's gangrene, a fulminant necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineal region, is characterized by a polymicrobial pathogenesis. The therapeutic management of this condition is predicated upon three critical interventional strategies: Expeditious and comprehensive surgical debridement, targeted antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, and robust hemodynamic stabilization.We report a rare case of recurrent testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in an 85-year-old diabetic man complicated by Fournier's gangrene, a severe infectious complication.