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

Authors
O'Sullivan, S T
O'Donoghue, J M
Hayes, D
O'Shaughnessy, M
Affiliation
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton,, Ireland.
Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:12:56Z
MeSH
Abscess/*diagnosis
Adult
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery
*Hand
Humans
Male
Skin Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery

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Citation
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2000 Mar;34(1):91-2.
Journal
Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery /, Nordisk plastikkirurgisk forening [and] Nordisk klubb for handkirurgi
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/209125
PubMed ID
10756582
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.
Language
eng
ISSN
0284-4311 (Print)
0284-4311 (Linking)
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