Squamous cell carcinoma arising from lupus vulgaris with a >60-year history

We report the case of a 71-year-old Japanese man with squamous cell carcinoma arising from lupus vulgaris on the face, >60 years after the appearance of the lupus vulgaris. The red plaque on the patient’s face had been diagnosed as a hemangioma or rosacea at several hospitals, although he had had...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International cancer conference journal 2017-07, Vol.6 (3), p.135-137
Main Authors: Miyake, T., Uhara, H., Ishii, N., Okuyama, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Case Report
Case reports
Erythema
Hemangioma
Lupus
Lupus vulgaris
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Rosacea
Squamous cell carcinoma
Surgical Oncology
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tuberculosis
Tumors
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We report the case of a 71-year-old Japanese man with squamous cell carcinoma arising from lupus vulgaris on the face, >60 years after the appearance of the lupus vulgaris. The red plaque on the patient’s face had been diagnosed as a hemangioma or rosacea at several hospitals, although he had had lung tuberculosis at the age of 4 and his father died from lung tuberculosis at 38 years of age. Although lupus vulgaris was the most frequent clinical form of true skin tuberculosis until the 1960s, it has become rare since then. Malignant tumors are known to occur in individuals with lupus vulgaris, with a reported rate of 0.5–10.5%. In light of Japan’s “graying society,” tuberculosis is still an important disorder, and clinicians must remain aware of cutaneous tuberculosis.
ISSN:2192-3183
2192-3183
DOI:10.1007/s13691-017-0292-z