Open AccessBowen’s disease on the palm: A case report
Author(s) -
Shirong Yu,
Jing-Zhan Zhang,
Xiong-ming Pu,
Xiaojing Kang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i18.2910
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema , dermatology , palm , itching , lesion , histopathological examination , physical examination , biopsy , surgery , skin biopsy , radiology , pathology , quantum mechanics , physics
Bowen's disease (BD) is a persistent, progressive intraepidermal carcinoma. BD usually occurs in areas exposed to sunlight. Involvement of the dorsum of the hand is not rare, but that of the palmar aspect is very unusual. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature.