Korean J Dermatol.
1997 Aug;35(4):790-793.
A Case of Subungual Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Subungual squamous cell earcinoma is an uncommon disease. Diagnosis of this condition is often delayed because of a resemblance to a variety of benign inflammatory conditions such as onychomycosis, chronic paronychia, eczema, and verruca vulgaris. The importance of an early skin biopsy for a chronic nonhealing subungual lesion is stressed. We present a case of subungual squamous cell carcinoma iri a 75-year-old man who had a 3-year history of intermittent swelling, erythema, and tenderness on the left 5th toe. The patient complained of a tender whitish verrucous 1.5cm-sized mass which had been present for a few months. A Histopathological study revealed invasive, well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
