Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review

Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review

Nevus sebaceous (NS) is a benign hamartoma that typically occurs on the head and neck area at birth. Occasionally, secondary neoplasms can develop on top of the original nevus, which usually occur in the middle age. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in NS may occur but is very rare. We report th...

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Main Authors: Petchlada Achavanuntakul, Kanchalit Thanomkitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
nevus sebaceous
squamous cell carcinoma
malignant neoplasm
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511692
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spelling doaj-868d30282de5433bba9d0c7c5db282ff2021-02-25T13:45:04ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672021-02-01131758210.1159/000511692511692Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature ReviewPetchlada AchavanuntakulKanchalit ThanomkittiNevus sebaceous (NS) is a benign hamartoma that typically occurs on the head and neck area at birth. Occasionally, secondary neoplasms can develop on top of the original nevus, which usually occur in the middle age. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in NS may occur but is very rare. We report the case of a 44-year-old female with an asymptomatic erythematous papule arising within a hairless yellowish plaque on the left parietal area of her scalp for a month. An excisional biopsy was done, and the histopathologic examination revealed SCC arising in the NS.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511692nevus sebaceoussquamous cell carcinomamalignant neoplasm
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author Petchlada Achavanuntakul
Kanchalit Thanomkitti
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Kanchalit Thanomkitti
Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Dermatology
nevus sebaceous
squamous cell carcinoma
malignant neoplasm
author_facet Petchlada Achavanuntakul
Kanchalit Thanomkitti
author_sort Petchlada Achavanuntakul
title Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Squamous Cell Carcinoma within a Congenital Nevus Sebaceous: Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort squamous cell carcinoma within a congenital nevus sebaceous: case report and literature review
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2021-02-01
description Nevus sebaceous (NS) is a benign hamartoma that typically occurs on the head and neck area at birth. Occasionally, secondary neoplasms can develop on top of the original nevus, which usually occur in the middle age. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in NS may occur but is very rare. We report the case of a 44-year-old female with an asymptomatic erythematous papule arising within a hairless yellowish plaque on the left parietal area of her scalp for a month. An excisional biopsy was done, and the histopathologic examination revealed SCC arising in the NS.
topic nevus sebaceous
squamous cell carcinoma
malignant neoplasm
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511692
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