A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst
An epidermal cyst is a common benign subcutaneous tumor and rarely develops malignancy. We report a case of an undifferentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that arose from an epidermal cyst on the left side of the neck. The epidermal cyst had rapidly increased in size and presented cauli...
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| author | Mai Tokunaga Masami Toya Yuichiro Endo Akihiro Fujisawa Miki Tanioka Mayumi Kato Yoshiki Miyachi |
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| description | An epidermal cyst is a common benign subcutaneous tumor and rarely develops malignancy. We report a case of an undifferentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that arose from an epidermal cyst on the left side of the neck. The epidermal cyst had rapidly increased in size and presented cauliflower-like tumor. Histological study revealed undifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma that was arising from the epidermal cyst. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-596c27a296fa4f7eabb6470a327de70c2025-02-03T05:59:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/469516469516A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal CystMai Tokunaga0Masami Toya1Yuichiro Endo2Akihiro Fujisawa3Miki Tanioka4Mayumi Kato5Yoshiki Miyachi6Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, 1-1-1 Abuno, Takatsuki 569-1096, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanAn epidermal cyst is a common benign subcutaneous tumor and rarely develops malignancy. We report a case of an undifferentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that arose from an epidermal cyst on the left side of the neck. The epidermal cyst had rapidly increased in size and presented cauliflower-like tumor. Histological study revealed undifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma that was arising from the epidermal cyst.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/469516 |
| spellingShingle | Mai Tokunaga Masami Toya Yuichiro Endo Akihiro Fujisawa Miki Tanioka Mayumi Kato Yoshiki Miyachi A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst |
| title_full | A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst |
| title_fullStr | A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst |
| title_short | A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst |
| title_sort | case of an undifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/469516 |
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