<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction</bold>: Non-melanocytic skin cancers represent the most frequent type of cutaneous carcinomas. Also called basosquamous cell carcinoma and considered by some authors as a clinical form of basal cell carcinoma, metatypical carcinoma represents a controversial clinical entity.<bold>Case presentation</bold>: This paper aims to present the case of a 42-year-old female patient who presented to the doctor’s office for the appearance of a painful cutaneous tumor located in the left submandibular region. Excisional biopsy was performed. The microscopic features were consistent with the diagnosis of metatypical carcinoma with the predominance of the squamous type.<bold>Conclusions</bold>: Taking into consideration its aggressive behavior, careful follow-up of patients diagnosed with this rare type of cutaneous tumor is mandatory for precocious identification of possible metastases and improvement of long and short term prognosis.</abstract>

Introduction: Non-melanocytic skin cancers represent the most frequent type of cutaneous carcinomas. Also called basosquamous cell carcinoma and considered by some authors as a clinical form of basal cell carcinoma, metatypical carcinoma represents a controversial clinical entity.Case presentation: This paper aims to present the case of a 42-year-old female patient who presented to the doctor’s office for the appearance of a painful cutaneous tumor located in the left submandibular region. Excisional biopsy was performed. The microscopic features were consistent with the diagnosis of metatypical carcinoma with the predominance of the squamous type.Conclusions: Taking into consideration its aggressive behavior, careful follow-up of patients diagnosed with this rare type of cutaneous tumor is mandatory for precocious identification of possible metastases and improvement of long and short term prognosis.

Metatypical Carcinoma - A Continuous Challenge for the Clinician

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Introduction: Non-melanocytic skin cancers represent the most frequent type of cutaneous carcinomas. Also called basosquamous cell carcinoma and considered by...

Metatypical Carcinoma - A Continuous Challenge for the Clinician

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 168 - 171

Reçu: 04 août 2020

Accepté: 07 sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2020-0026

Mots clés
metatypical, basosquamous, basal cell, squamatisation

© 2020 Oana Mirela Tiucă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Metatypical Carcinoma - A Continuous Challenge for the Clinician

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 168 - 171

Reçu: 04 août 2020

Accepté: 07 sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2020-0026

Mots clésmetatypical, basosquamous, basal cell, squamatisation

© 2020 Oana Mirela Tiucă et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
metatypical, basosquamous, basal cell, squamatisation