Bowen disease of the nail bed presenting as longitudinal melanonychia: detection of human papillomavirus type 56 DNA.

Bowen's disease of the nail matrix presenting as melanonychia: detection of human papillomavirus type 56.

Letter to Editor Subungual pigmented squamous cell carcinoma presenting as longitudinal melanonychia: a case report with review of the literature

Occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the nail is rare [1], although it is the most common epithelial malignancy of the nail apparatus [1, 2]. Less than 300 cases of subungual SCC (invasive or in situ) have been reported in the English-language literature [2]. The clinical diagnosis of this type of tumor may be difficult and is often missed and/or delayed because of the heterogeneity o...

Longitudinal Melanonychia on the Lateral Side of the Nail: A Sign of Bowen Disease Associated with Human Papillomavirus

378 Ann Dermatol Received July 11, 2012, Revised October 6, 2012, Accepted for publication October 14, 2012 Corresponding author: Dong-Youn Lee, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea.. Tel: 82-2-3410-3543, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed u...

Subungual pigmented squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a grey longitudinal melanonychia in a young patient.

To cite: Gatica-Torres M, Arguello-Guerra L, Manuel Ruiz-Matta J, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215390 DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old man was assessed for a genital ulcer that developed after an episode of orchiepididymitis. On the initial physical examination, a grey longitudinal melanonychia was found on the left index finger, measuring 4...

Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA by PCR in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma from Turkmen Sahra, North-East of Iran

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA has been identified in esophageal carcinomas. However, the incidence of HPV varies significantly in different geographical locations. In this study, neoplasms from Turkmen Sahra, a region in Golestan province in northeast part of Iran, with a high incidence of squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed for the presence of HPV DNA. Turkmen Sahra is located in the cancer...