Subungual epidermoid carcinoma Subungual epidermoid karsinom

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma.

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma is a rare phenomenon. Diagnosis of this condition is often delayed because of a resemblance to a variety of benign inflammatory conditions. Metastases are unusual, but involvement of underlying bone is common. Curative treatment is achieved by amputation of the involved digit. The index of suspicion for malignancy in the face of an inflammatory nail condition u...

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma.

Twelve patients with subungual squamous cell carcinoma were treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center during a 27-year period. To our knowledge, only 58 cases are reported in the literature. Trauma and chronic infection were predisposing factors in some of the cases, and radiation therapy was a substantive predisposing factor in our series. Disarticulation of the distal phalanx proved e...

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma*

Although subungual squamous cell carcinoma is rare, it is the most common primary malignant neoplasms in this location. The higher incidence occurs in the fingernails, but involvement of the toenails is also possible. Subungual squamous cell carcinoma often looks like other more common benign lesions, such as fungal infection, onychomycosis, or viral wart. These factors, together with a general...

Multiple Primary Epidermoid Carcinoma

[Subungual keratoacanthoma: the importance of distinguishing it from subungual squamous cell carcinoma].

hemangioma (hobnail hemangioma). Immunohistochemistry with antibodies to HHV-8 plays an essential role in establishing the definitive diagnosis. The histogenesis of KS has been the subject of considerable debate; discussion centers on whether this disease is blood-borne or originates in the lymphatic endothelial cells. With regard to lymphangioma-like KS specifically, histologic findings sugges...