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Radiation‐induced squamous carcinoma arising within a seborrhoeic keratosis
Author(s) -
SUVARNA S.K.,
BAGARY M.,
GLAZER G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , seborrhoeic dermatitis , keratosis , carcinoma , medicine , squamous carcinoma , actinic keratosis , basal cell , pathology
Summary Seborrhoeic keratoses (SK) are common skin tumours. They are benign, and present little difficulty in management. However, rare malignant transformation is recognized. We report a case of a squamous cell carcinoma arising from dysplastic changes within a long‐standing SK on the chest wall of a 75‐year‐old retired radiologist, and consider the role of radiation in inducing malignant change within SKs.