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squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed
Epidemiology:
- rare
Clinical manifestations:
- irregular, pigmented, ulcerated lesion on nail bed distal to yellowish broken nail (case presentation) [1]
- lack of responsiveness to antibiotics
Laboratory:
- incisional biopsy
Radiology:
- chest x-ray
- technetium-99m bone scan to r/o metastases
Differential diagnosis:
- psoriasis
- verruca vulgaris
- paronychia
- onychomycosis
Management:
- surgical excision
General
nail bed cancer
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SCCS)
References
- Feily A
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Nail Bed
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2357. December 10, 2015
PMID: 26650155
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1502637