J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.
2000 Jul;27(4):457-459.
Sqamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University. minnkw@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
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Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory disease that originate in the apocrine glands of the skin, It results
in fibrosis, sinus track formation, and scarring. Rarely it is complicated by squamous cell carcinoma arisihg from
hidradenitis suppurativa were reported in the literature. We present a patient who suffered over 20 years from persistent,
extensive hidradenitis suppurativa and who developed squamous cell carcinoma at the perianal area. During the 18 month
follow-up period, no evidence of recurrence nor metastasis was found.