Squamous cell carcinoma developing in a long-standing case of tuberous xanthoma: An incident unreported hitherto

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by malignant transformation of normal epidermal keratinocyte is the second most common nonmelanoma skin cancer that has many predisposing factors. Tuberous xanthomas have not yet been reported as a predisposing factor. We report here the case of long-...

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Autores principales: Sancheti, Karan, Das, Anupam, Podder, Indrashis, Mohanty, Swosti, Gharami, Ramesh C., Jash, Prabir K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904452
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.171053
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Sumario:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by malignant transformation of normal epidermal keratinocyte is the second most common nonmelanoma skin cancer that has many predisposing factors. Tuberous xanthomas have not yet been reported as a predisposing factor. We report here the case of long-standing tuberous xanthoma in a middle-aged gentleman complicated by cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, probably the first such report in the Indian literature.

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