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Squamous cell carcinoma of the finger masquerading as an abscess. Case report.

O'Sullivan, S T
; 
O'Donoghue, J M
; 
Hayes, D
; 
O'Shaughnessy, M
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O'Sullivan, S T
 O'Donoghue, J M
 Hayes, D
 O'Shaughnessy, M
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Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton,, Ireland.
Date
2012-02-03T15:12:56Z
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Abscess/*diagnosis
Adult
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery
*Hand
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Male
Skin Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery
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https://hdl.handle.net/10147/209125
Abstract
A 43-year-old man presented with an abscess on his left ring finger, which recurred despite multiple drainage procedures. Histological examination of the lesion was unhelpful; it was only on histopathological examination of the finger after ray amputation that the diagnosis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma was established. This case illustrates the need to consider malignancy when dealing with chronic finger infections.
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eng
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Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2000 Mar;34(1):91-2.
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0284-4311 (Print)
0284-4311 (Linking)
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10756582
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