Two squamous cell carcinomas arising in a linear epidermal naevus in a 28-year-old female.
The development of a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in a linear epidermal naevus is a rare event previously reported in long-standing and often extensive lesions of middle-aged to elderly patients. To the best of our knowledge, this case appears to be only the second report of an SCC arising in a linear epidermal naevus in a young patient and the first report of two SCCs developing in a small epidermal naevus, over a short time, in a young patient with no other risk factors.
Affleck
A G
AG
Department of Dermatology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. andyaffleck@doctors.org.uk
Leach
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IH
Varma
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D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*