A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst

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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Main Authors: Mai Tokunaga, Masami Toya, Yuichiro Endo, Akihiro Fujisawa, Miki Tanioka, Mayumi Kato, Yoshiki Miyachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/469516
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spelling doaj-596c27a296fa4f7eabb6470a327de70c2020-11-24T22:54:28ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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Masami Toya
Yuichiro Endo
Akihiro Fujisawa
Miki Tanioka
Mayumi Kato
Yoshiki Miyachi
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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
author_facet Mai Tokunaga
Masami Toya
Yuichiro Endo
Akihiro Fujisawa
Miki Tanioka
Mayumi Kato
Yoshiki Miyachi
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title 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_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_sort case of an undifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma arising from an epidermal cyst
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
issn 2090-6463
2090-6471
publishDate 2013-01-01
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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/469516
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