Category Archives: Skin Tumours

Skin tumours

Squamous Cell Carcinoma complicating genital wart

History

           Genital wart involved the penile shaft and suprapubic region of three years. Some wart lesions had been treated with electrocautery two years ago. At last 6-8 months an eroded red nodule developed on top of wart lesions. Excisional biopsy with a suitable safe margin showed SCC invading the dermis.
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Destructive Basal Cell Carcinoma

History

           An 83-year-old woman presented with an irregular destructive ulcer with rolled up border and crusted base involved the nose of five years duration. The tip and part of the dorsal surface of the nose had been destroyed. There was no lymph node enlargement or distant metastasis.

Amputation neuroma

History

        A 5-year-old boy subjected to traumatic amputation of his distal phalanx one year ago. Six months later, many tender, skin-colored, smooth-surfaced papules have developed at the amputation stamp which on biopsy appeared to be neuromas.

Irritated skin tag

Histroy

        An asymptomatic, sessile, skin-colored nodule of many years duration all of  a suden became red, painful and tender with small blood-containing vesicles and slight purulent discharge. Excisional biopsy disclosed an inflamed “irritated” skin tag.