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High‐risk squamous cell carcinoma masquerading as dense inflammation on Mohs frozen sections
Author(s) -
Leow Liang Joo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12716
Subject(s) - medicine , frozen section procedure , mohs surgery , basal cell , immunohistochemistry , pathology , carcinoma , inflammation , dermatology
High‐risk squamous cell carcinoma ( SCC ) can present a unique challenge in Mohs surgery. This case report describes how high‐risk SCC may masquerade as only a dense inflammation on frozen sections. This feature should raise the index of suspicion for hidden SCC and be a routine indication for further processing by paraffin sections and immunohistochemistry.