Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma of penis in patient with incipient neurosyphilis
Author(s) -
Denis V. Zaslavsky,
Yu. S. Egorova,
И. Н. Чупров,
A. B. Fedorchenko,
G. L. Mareha,
М. Н. Фоменко,
Y. Y. Gurkovskaya,
S. I. Parxomenko,
Елена Андреевна Тимощук,
Л. И. Козлова,
A. S. Sidikov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/0042-4609-2016-92-6-61-65
Subject(s) - syphilis , chancre , treponema , penis , glans penis , medicine , dermatology , basal cell , glans , primary syphilis , neurosyphilis , pathology , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , immunology
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SSCC) is one of the most common malignant skin tumors. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, with human beings as the only host. The combination of syphilis and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin is not uncommon, particularly if the lesions are located on different parts of the body. However, simultaneous development of the chancre and squamous cell carcinoma of the glans penis seems exceptional. Considering rarity of the manifestation observed we feel the rare case of combined syphilis and squamous cell skin cancer is of interest.