title: An unusual presentation of primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: The cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumour that usually arises from an underlying precursor skin lesion. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with multiple de novo squamous cell carcinomas in an unusual presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey. hbaloglu@superonline.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baloglu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*