title: Moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the palm: an extremely infrequent tumour.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the palm is a very infrequent malignancy. Its unusual presentation can produce a delay in the final diagnosis with serious consequences as far as morbidity and mortality are concerned. This article summarises the case of a patient who was referred to our department presenting a squamous cell carcinoma on his left palm and a clinically positive axillar lymphadenopathy. He had previously been wrongly diagnosed on several occasions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Sosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brea-García
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Couto-González
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taboada-Suárez
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery