China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 592-593.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202308592

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Subungual squamous cell carcinoma mimic as pyogenic granuloma after trauma: a case report

CHEN Xiaoxuan1,2, ZHOU Guizhi2, TIAN Hongqing2   

  1. 1 Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;
    2 Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2023-08-15 Published:2023-07-19

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Abstract: This paper describes a rare case of subungual squamous cell carcinoma with clinical manifestations highly suspected of pyogenic granuloma, which presented 1 year after trauma. The patient presented with a dark red mass under the nail at the distal end of the right thumb, with bloody exudation and dark brown scab on the surface. The patient was treated with surgical resection and was followed up for 3 months without recurrence.

Key words: subungual, squamous cell carcinoma, pyogenic granuloma, post-traumatic