A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A 53-year-old man with a history of multiple cutaneous facial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) presents with a progressively enlarging cystic mass of his right brow for two months associated with periocular pain and numbness along the right side of his scalp. In addition, several subcutaneous lesions w...

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Main Author: Alejandra A. Valenzuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2012-10-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
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Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/32
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description A 53-year-old man with a history of multiple cutaneous facial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) presents with a progressively enlarging cystic mass of his right brow for two months associated with periocular pain and numbness along the right side of his scalp. In addition, several subcutaneous lesions were noticed along the nasolabial and nasojugal areas. All lesions were excised and confirmed to be SCC on pathology with perineural spread observed with the primary brow lesion. The presence of a cystic lesion and/or multiple subcutaneous lesions should prompt consideration of a metastatic presentation of SCC. Furthermore perineural invasion of SCC can be associated with sensory and/or motor deficits.
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spelling doaj.art-f6c427c1d2c34771b65c088313f6186c2022-12-21T20:30:43ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732012-10-0111412112310.15324/vpa.v11i4.3233A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell CarcinomaAlejandra A. Valenzuela0Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAA 53-year-old man with a history of multiple cutaneous facial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) presents with a progressively enlarging cystic mass of his right brow for two months associated with periocular pain and numbness along the right side of his scalp. In addition, several subcutaneous lesions were noticed along the nasolabial and nasojugal areas. All lesions were excised and confirmed to be SCC on pathology with perineural spread observed with the primary brow lesion. The presence of a cystic lesion and/or multiple subcutaneous lesions should prompt consideration of a metastatic presentation of SCC. Furthermore perineural invasion of SCC can be associated with sensory and/or motor deficits.http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/32squamous cell carcinoma, periocular, cyst, perineural invasion, subcutaneous metastasis
spellingShingle Alejandra A. Valenzuela
A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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squamous cell carcinoma, periocular, cyst, perineural invasion, subcutaneous metastasis
title A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_full A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_fullStr A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_short A Persistent Periocular Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
title_sort persistent periocular cystic squamous cell carcinoma
topic squamous cell carcinoma, periocular, cyst, perineural invasion, subcutaneous metastasis
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