title: Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) mimicking subungual verruca vulgaris.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma uncommonly presents as a primary neoplasm of the nail. When occurring in the periungual region, this malignancy may mimic a wide variety of infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders, including the common wart. We present the case of a 62-year-old man with subungual squamous cell carcinoma in situ that for many years was treated as a verruca.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California 92134-5000.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Proctor-Shipman
mesh_terms: D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014860:Warts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*