Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Calvarial Invasion of scalp SCC
HISTORY 72-year-old man presents with an ulcerating skin lesion on the right scalp. In March 2013, a biopsy showed pleomorphic sarcoma and the histologic differential diagnosis included atypical fibroxanthoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma. In May 2013, Mohs excision and additional resection of the outer table of the calvarium was completed. In April 2016, a new…
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Aggressive Forehead SCC
History 78-year-old man with a recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of forehead following surgery and radiation. Resection was performed in 4/2016 and radiation followed. Lesion recurred within 1 week of completion of radiation within radiation field. Originally presented with squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion and 4.5mm depth of invasion, arising from squamous cell carcinoma…
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Deeply Invasive Cheek Squamous Cell Carcinoma
HISTORY 86-year-old man presented in June 2017 with a 2 month history of squamous cell carcinoma of the left cheek. The lesion was partially treated with Mohs surgery on 6/12/2017. Due to the size of the defect and depth of extension into the ear and the parotid gland, Mohs surgery was stopped after 3 levels.…
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Topical 5-fluorouracil and Imiquimod Efficacy in Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas
HISTORY 65-year-old woman presented in January 2017 with a nasal dorsum squamous cell carcinoma in situ. The nasal lesion was treated with 6 weeks of topical 5-fluorouracil with a robust inflammatory response. A separate chin basal cell carcinoma was simultaneously treated with 6 weeks of imiquimod prescribed in February, while still undergoing 5-fluorouracil on the…
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EYEBROW AND FOREHEAD SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
HISTORY 104 year old man presented in 2/2017 with basal cell carcinoma of the left frontal scalp and basosquamous carcinoma of the left eyebrow. On 3/21/2017 the patient underwent a wide local excision and Mohs margin excision of orbit and forehead. At the time he also had Mohs excision of the scalp forehead basal cell…
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF FOREHEAD WITH PERINEURAL INVASION
HISTORY This 81 year old man presented with invasive squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion of the left forehead and scalp. Mohs was performed on 2/21/2017. Additional wide margin resection was performed on 2/27/17. It was negative for residual squamous cell carcinoma. DISCUSSION This 81-year-old man presented with invasive squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion…
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INVASIVE BOWEN’S CARCINOMA OF CHEEK
HISTORY 79 year old woman presented with a 3 month history of right angle of jaw mass hardening over time. A biopsy of a separate lesion of the right central cheek on 2/21/17 showed papillated Bowen’s Disease. The jaw mass was biopsied on 2/24/17 and revealed invasive Bowen’s carcinoma – squamous cell carcinoma. DISCUSSION This…
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LEFT FOREHEAD SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
HISTORY 82 year old man presented in 02/2017 with a 3 year history of a crusty forehead lesion treated with cryoablation and 5-FU. Incisional biopsy in 2016 revealed poorly differentiated sclerosing squamous cell carcinoma, with perineural invasion. Excision a few months later was performed with residual circumferentially involved margins. CT with contrast showed only local…
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Is there a Role for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Sentinel lymph nodes are defined as the first lymph nodes that receive metastases from a primary tumor. The concept of a first echelon node was first described by Seaman and Powers and later given the name “sentinel node” by Gould in 1960. Cabanas established the basis of modern sentinel lymph node theory by advocating that…
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Myocutaneous Island Flap – Upper Lip Reconstruction
Mohs excision of upper lip philtrum squamous cell carcinoma left a subtotal lip defect. Bilateral nasolabial fold myocutaneous island advancement flaps were used to successfully rebuild the functional and aesthetic upper lip. The flaps utilized the outer circumference of orbicularis oris to rebuild the muscular continuity of this large defect. Complete oral competence was restored…
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