Article type :
Case Report
Author :
Shailaja Prabhala*, Seetu Palo, Ashutosh Rath, Siddharth Rao, Deepthi Konda
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
Abstract :
A 65 years old male presented to the out-patient department of Dermatology with complaints of a large verruco-erosive lesion on left anterior abdominal wall for 15 years. A wedge incision biopsy was done which showed features of Bowen’s disease. The patient was referred to department of General Surgery where a complete excision was done. The final histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of Bowen disease with a focus of invasive carcinoma component. This case report is unusual for its clinical presentation, duration and location of the lesion.
Keyword :
Bowen's disease, Squamous cell carcinoma insitu, Abdominal wall lesions