A RARE CASE OF MALIGNANT ACROSPIROMA MASQUERADING AS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF SCALP
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 55 years old man presented to our department with complaints of a swelling over scalp in midline for 5 years duration. Initially, it was small in size in the form of nodule, which has increased progressively to present size of 9 * 7 cm of scalp swelling. Patient is a carpenter by occupation and gave history of carrying heavy logs of wood over his head causing trivial trauma on a day-to-day basis. Over last one year, swelling started to ulcerate and fungate with foul smelling discharge.
Authors and Affiliations
Falari Sanyam Santosh, Shrikiran K, Mandrekar Sudip Datta, Mondkar Sonali Dilip
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