Subungual squamous cell carcinoma

• Autor(a) principal: Padilha,Carolina Barbosa de Sousa
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Balassiano,Laila Klotz de Almeida, Pinto,Julyana Calegari, Souza,Flávia Crespo Schueler de, Kac,Bernard Kawa, Treu,Curt Mafra
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000600817
• topic: Carcinoma, squamous cell; Nails; Nail diseases

Abstract Although subungual squamous cell carcinoma is rare, it is the most common primary malignant neoplasms in this location. The higher incidence occurs in the fingernails, but involvement of the toenails is also possible. Subungual squamous cell carcinoma often looks like other more common benign lesions, such as fungal infection, onychomycosis, or viral wart. These factors, together with a general lack of awareness of this disease among physicians, often result in delayed diagnosis. Therefore, it is underdiagnosed, with few reports in the literature. The authors present a case of a man with a diagnosis of subungual squamous cell carcinoma in the hallux, without bone involvement, which was submitted to the appropriate surgical treatment.