Squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst in the thumb

INTRODUCTION: Squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst is rare, and the most frequently affected region is the head and neck. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 41-year-old man noticed swelling and a small ulceration in the thumb pulp. A lesion with a 2-cm diameter was simply resected based on a...

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Autores principales: Sakamoto, Akio, Shiba, Eisuke, Hisaoka, Masanori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25912006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.04.022
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst is rare, and the most frequently affected region is the head and neck. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 41-year-old man noticed swelling and a small ulceration in the thumb pulp. A lesion with a 2-cm diameter was simply resected based on a diagnosis of infected epidermal cyst. Pathological diagnosis of the resected material was squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst. Consequent amputation was performed. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The clinical symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst can mimic those of an infected epidermal cyst. The current report facilitates awareness of such disease.

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