Posts Tagged ‘recurrent SCC’
Lethal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Forearm in a Lung Transplant Recipient
HISTORY A 71-year-old lung transplant recipient presented with a recurrence of left dorsal forearm and wrist Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) after Mohs excision in 2016 performed elsewhere. The patient underwent Mohs excision with clear margins and additional deeper wide local resection with no carcinoma identified. Patient was referred for radiation oncology evaluation, but he was…
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Recurrent SCC of Nasal Tip
HISTORY 71-year-old man presents with recurrence of SCC of nose following Mohs excision on 2-9-17. Partial rhinectomy was performed with incomplete Mohs excision leaving residual positive margins due to patient’s comfort. Two additional excisions of involved margins were done under anesthesia achieving clear margins. First stage reconstruction was performed on 4-11-18. DISCUSSION Management of a…
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Recurrent SCC of Nasal Tip
HISTORY 71-year-old man presents with recurrence of SCC of left nose. Mohs excision of left nasal tip SCC was performed on 2-9-17. Left nasal fullness under flap, initially thought to be a scar, progressed until drainage appeared. Pathology of draining debris under flap showed invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Intranasal mapping biopsies were performed on 2-12-18.…
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Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
HISTORY 76-year-old man with a rapidly growing mass on angle of jaw. Fine needle aspiration on 12/6/16 diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma. The presumptive primary carcinoma was skin. On 12/16/16, the patient underwent a left parotidectomy and cervical lymphadenectomy. Pathology showed multiple lymph node involvement. Radiation and concurrent chemotherapy treatment began on 1/18/2017 and was completed…
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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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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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