Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
The findings of physical exam helps us in diagnosis and provides information about the prognosis of the disease. Many times physcial exam done for some other reason may give us a hint for this.
Physical Exam
Skin
- Presence of ulcer makes a point to observe more in detail. It will be a shallow ulcer with heaped up edges, covered by a plaque.
- One third of the lesions are white(Leukoplakia).They may have red articulation at times making it erythroplakia. But only few of them turn up as carcinomas.
- Surface changes are very peculiar for SCC. If not seen we can think of a metastatic lesion or any other lesion instead.
- Scaling
- Crusting
- Cutaneous horns
- It can be warty most of the times.
- SCC of skin of head neck may at times metastasise to lymph nodes, so they demand a look. Risk of metastasise to lymph nodes depends on the size of the tumour.
- SCC of head neck need a special mention for examination of cranial nerves as they may be involved depending upon the tumour site.
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