Ulcerative pigmented squamous cell carcinoma in a 101-year-old Japanese woman.
Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma. We report a case of pigmented squamous cell carcinoma with dermoscopic examination probably arisen from actinic keratosis in a 101-year-old woman who was surgically treated under general anesthesia. In addition, we discuss indications of general anesthesia in elderly patients with skin cancer, differential diagnosis and dermoscopic features of pigmented squamous cell carcinoma.
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan. yxy@grape.med.tottori-u.ac.jp
Yuichi
Y
Yoshida
Ayako
A
Yamasaki
Tatsushi
T
Shiomi
Yoshiko
Y
Suyama
Bin
B
Nakayama
Osamu
O
Yamamoto
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps