Carcinoma cuniculatum, un tumor infrecuentede localización habitualmente plantar
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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ISSN: 1887-5181
Year of publication: 2020
Issue: 31
Pages: 4-11
Type: Article
More publications in: Más dermatología
Abstract
Carcinoma cuniculatum, described by Aird in 1954, is an extremely rare indolentneoplasia that almost always arises on the foot. It is a variant of well-differentiatedsquamous cell carcinoma composed of banal keratinocytes. Most patients are male intheir 5-6thdecades. Tumor increases slowly and squamous epithelium penetrates deeplyunderlying soft tissues and bone, forming duct-like formation and keratin-filled sinus-es. Metastasis are exceptional. Trauma, chronic irritation, and/or viral infection mayplay a role. Recommended treatment is wide local excision. It should be included inthe differential diagnosis for chronic plantar lesions