Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back
Epidermoid cysts are commonly encountered benign lesions in the field of plastic surgery, but their malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is extremely rare. A 68-year old woman with a cystic mass on her left lower back presented to our department. We excised the lesion under th...
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| author | Taeki Kim Junhyung Kim Jaehoon Choi Taehee Jo Hye Won Lee Woonhyeok Jeong |
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| description | Epidermoid cysts are commonly encountered benign lesions in the field of plastic surgery, but their malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is extremely rare. A 68-year old woman with a cystic mass on her left lower back presented to our department. We excised the lesion under the suspicion of an epidermoid cyst or metastatic colon cancer based on the patient’s medical history. The skin defect was covered with a split-thickness skin graft, and histopathological evaluation revealed the presence of SCC. Because of the low incidence of SCC arising from an epidermoid cyst, the mechanism of transformation of such cysts to SCC and the prognosis of this condition have not yet been well established. We therefore share the details of this rare case to contribute to the growing base of knowledge about SCC that arises from an epidermoid cyst. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3560b7b2c06440e8ba3f2870d7cf22b2022-12-22T01:19:18ZengKorean Society for Aesthetic Plastic SurgeryArchives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2234-08312288-93372020-07-0126311411710.14730/aaps.2020.02138710Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the backTaeki Kim0Junhyung Kim1Jaehoon Choi2Taehee Jo3Hye Won Lee4Woonhyeok Jeong5 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Pathology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, KoreaEpidermoid cysts are commonly encountered benign lesions in the field of plastic surgery, but their malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is extremely rare. A 68-year old woman with a cystic mass on her left lower back presented to our department. We excised the lesion under the suspicion of an epidermoid cyst or metastatic colon cancer based on the patient’s medical history. The skin defect was covered with a split-thickness skin graft, and histopathological evaluation revealed the presence of SCC. Because of the low incidence of SCC arising from an epidermoid cyst, the mechanism of transformation of such cysts to SCC and the prognosis of this condition have not yet been well established. We therefore share the details of this rare case to contribute to the growing base of knowledge about SCC that arises from an epidermoid cyst.http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2020-02138.pdfbackepidermoid cystsquamous cell carcinomaskin neoplasms |
| spellingShingle | Taeki Kim Junhyung Kim Jaehoon Choi Taehee Jo Hye Won Lee Woonhyeok Jeong Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery back epidermoid cyst squamous cell carcinoma skin neoplasms |
| title | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| title_full | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| title_fullStr | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| title_full_unstemmed | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| title_short | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long-standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| title_sort | squamous cell carcinoma arising from a long standing epidermoid cyst of the back |
| topic | back epidermoid cyst squamous cell carcinoma skin neoplasms |
| url | http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2020-02138.pdf |
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