Epidermoid carcinoma of the skin mimicking breast cancer

Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most frequent cancer in the world. Squamous cell cancer often occurs in sun-exposed areas, such as the head and neck. When it involves the breast and ulce-rates, invading the glandular parenchyma, it may mimic breast cancer. Confirmation by means of histopathological e...

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Autores principales: Melo, Baltasar, Oliveira, Giuliano da Paz, Vieira, Sabas Carlos, Leal, Livio Rodrigues, Melo, José Andrade de Carvalho, Vieira, Cyro Franklin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3750890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23739713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962013000200012
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Sumario:Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most frequent cancer in the world. Squamous cell cancer often occurs in sun-exposed areas, such as the head and neck. When it involves the breast and ulce-rates, invading the glandular parenchyma, it may mimic breast cancer. Confirmation by means of histopathological examination, combined with clinical examination, is a critical instrument for the accuracy of the diagnosis. We report a case of an epidermoid carcinoma located on the breast skin, initially diagnosed as breast cancer.

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