| Image Name: | SQUAMOUS_CELL_CARCINOMA_1_020512 | File Type: | jpg | |||
| Diagnosis: | CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL | Category: |
neoplasm, malignant
/ lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors) | |||
| Morphology: | ulcerated (erosion / ulcer) / plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor) | Organization: | ||||
| Pattern: | asymmetric / sun exposed areas | Color: | red | |||
| Body Site: | scalp | Age: | 75 years | |||
| Gender: | Male | Image Year: | 1997 | |||
| Contributor: | Eric Ehrsam, MD | First Published: | May 11, 2002 | |||
| Description: | large ulcerated tumor | |||||
| Comments: | A 75 year old man developed a large ulcerated tumor on the mid scalp, and a skin biopsy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. The tumor responded quickly to radiotherapy, and there was no evidence of recurrence 5 years later.
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| PubMed Link: | Medical Text Indexer suggested Terms [Experimental - Feedback requested] | |||||
| Other Resources: | PubMed: carcinoma, squamous cell | OMIM: carcinoma, squamous cell | ||||
| MedlinePlus: carcinoma, squamous cell | Archives of Dermatology: carcinoma, squamous cell | |||||
| eMedicine: carcinoma, squamous cell | Dermatology Online: carcinoma, squamous cell | |||||
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