title: Squamous cell carcinoma presenting as multiple discharging sinuses on the chin.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) usually presents as a raised, firm, pink to skin-coloured keratotic papule, plaque or ulcer, arising on sun-exposed skin. We report an unusual case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with a 1-year history of multiple discharging sinuses on his chin, which on investigation was found to be an SCC. A malignancy should be considered in the differential diagnoses of patients presenting with multiple discharging sinuses on the chin. We discuss other possible diagnoses for sinuses presenting on the face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chouhan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002680:Chin; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology