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Case Reports
. 2018 Apr;74(2):190-192.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Feb 16.

Squamous cell carcinoma of nail bed: A great mimicker

Deepak Vashisht  1 , Prince Yuvraj Singh  2 , Rohit Tewari  3 , Sukriti Baveja  4
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Case Reports

Squamous cell carcinoma of nail bed: A great mimicker

Deepak Vashisht et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Great mimicker; Nail bed; Squamous cell carcinoma.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Irregular, verrucous, brown to blackish, firm, growth arising from nail bed along lateral nail fold and onychodystrophy thumb right.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Photomicrograph showing (A) nail bed with nail plate (vertical arrow), areas of dysplastic squamous epithelium (arrow head) and areas of infiltrative squamous cell carcinoma (horizontal arrow), H&E ×10. (B) Details of infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma, H&E ×100. (C) Detailed high power view of infiltrating edge of lesion with large atypical cells showing hyperchromasia and single cell keratinization, H&E ×400.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Post-op photographs after 4 weeks with graft in situ.
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