TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain as an atypical presentation of squamous cell carcinoma
AU - Schroeder, Theresa L.
AU - Mac Farlane, Deborah F.
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND. Cancer of the skin may be difficult to diagnose clinically if there are minimal skin findings on examination. OBJECTIVE. To remind physicians that the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may precede physical signs of the tumor. METHODS. Perineural invasion of SCC was confirmed by histologic examination of surgical specimens. RESULTS. We present two patients whose initial presentation of SCC was facial pain due to extensive perineural invasion. Their diagnoses were delayed until skin lesions eventually became evident months later. CONCLUSION. Early detection can be lifesaving, thus emphasizing the importance of including skin cancer in the differential for facial pain or paresthesia.
AB - BACKGROUND. Cancer of the skin may be difficult to diagnose clinically if there are minimal skin findings on examination. OBJECTIVE. To remind physicians that the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may precede physical signs of the tumor. METHODS. Perineural invasion of SCC was confirmed by histologic examination of surgical specimens. RESULTS. We present two patients whose initial presentation of SCC was facial pain due to extensive perineural invasion. Their diagnoses were delayed until skin lesions eventually became evident months later. CONCLUSION. Early detection can be lifesaving, thus emphasizing the importance of including skin cancer in the differential for facial pain or paresthesia.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04146.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04146.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9491122
AN - SCOPUS:0031906842
SN - 1076-0512
VL - 24
SP - 263
EP - 266
JO - Dermatologic Surgery
JF - Dermatologic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -