title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma in the chest wall mimicking abscess.
abstract: We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) presenting a painful cystic mass which originated from the chest wall with bony destructions. The patient underwent complete excision with chest wall reconstruction. Although the imaging characteristics of chest wall tumor can be variable, SCC should be considered in differential diagnosis in the case of symptomatic cystic mass in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Sang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yeo Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Pathology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Chest wall tumor; computed tomography (CT); primary tumor; squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); ultrasonography