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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan 7:2015:bcr2014207565.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207565.

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma

Kai Yuen Wong  1 , Daniel L H Ching  1 , David Gateley  1
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Case Reports

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma

Kai Yuen Wong et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Subungual squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is rare. We present a case of subungual SCC with invasion into the underlying bone and review the literature.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Posteroanterior and lateral view X-rays of the left thumb showing well-defined lucency at the tip of distal phalanx.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histology of the left thumb distal phalanx bone biopsy showing fragments of a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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