Clown nose: a case of disfiguring nodular squamous cell carcinoma of the face.
'Clown nose' (CN) is the common medical term referring to a reddish-brown bulge involving the tip of the nose, reminding of a clown's fake red nose. Reports about these tumours are scarce. Most reports refer to metastatic skin manifestation of systemic malignancies: this condition has been rarely described as a primary skin neoplasm. We report a case of a 31-year-old patient with a giant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the nose which evolved into a CN. After ruling out genetic or immune risk factors, the patient was treated with surgical excision of the lesion and local reconstruction with good aesthetic outcome and no recurrence over a 2-year follow-up.
San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Giacomo
G
Colletti
Fabiana
F
Allevi
Laura
L
Moneghini
Marina
M
Palvarini
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery