Abstract
Unusually localised cutaneous multifocal squamous cell carcinoma
Highlights
Squamous cell carcinoma [squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)] is the second most common cutaneous neoplasm and accounts for about 20% of all skin malignancies [1].Cutaneous SCC is a malignant tumor of keratinizing epidermal cells
We report a patient with long standing multiple skin nodules localized to the right leg which were later diagnosed as SCC
Human papiloma virus (HPV) infection and immunosuppression play a major role in its pathogenesis
Summary
Squamous cell carcinoma [SCC] is the second most common cutaneous neoplasm and accounts for about 20% of all skin malignancies [1].Cutaneous SCC is a malignant tumor of keratinizing epidermal cells. Clinical behavior of SCC can vary from indolent to aggressive metastatic types [2]. Multiple cutaneous type is a rare presentation of SCC and arises either as a de novo multicentric tumour or following spread from primary SCC elsewhere via shelving, conduit spread, local lymphatic metastasis or disseminated metastasis [3].
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