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Case Reports
. 2014 Aug;11(4):354-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01096.x. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

Squamous cell carcinoma arising from pilonidal sinus

Mithilesh K Pandey  1 , Puneet Gupta, Ajay K Khanna
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Case Reports

Squamous cell carcinoma arising from pilonidal sinus

Mithilesh K Pandey et al. Int Wound J. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Pilonidal sinus is usually present in the sacrococcygeal region. The common presentations are cellulitis, abscess or sinus. Rarely malignant change may be seen in chronic pilonidal sinus. We report a case of chronic pilonidal sinus complicated with squamous cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Cancer; Natal cleft; Sacrococcygeal region; Sinus.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
An ulceroproliferative lesion at sacrococcygeal region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Specimen histology showing moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (A) ×100 and (B) ×200.
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