SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ARISING IN VERNEUIL’S DISEASE

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Vol. 86 No. 2 (2008): Issue Feb 2008

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Jamel Ben Achour
Service de Chirurgie Générale Beau Séjour. Hôpital Charles Nicolle. Tunis
Ibtissem Bouasker
Service de Chirurgie Générale Beau Séjour. Hôpital Charles Nicolle. Tunis
Haythem Najah
Service de Chirurgie Générale Beau Séjour. Hôpital Charles Nicolle. Tunis
Hazem Zribi
Department B of Surgery. Charles Nicolle's Hospital. Tunis - Tunisia
Riadh Bedoui
Departement of Surgery Charles Nicolle's hospital Tunis à Tunisia
Fethi Guesmi
Department B of Surgery. Charles Nicolle's Hospital. Tunis - Tunisia
Mohamed Aziz Hani
Department B of Surgery. Charles Nicolle's Hospital. Tunis - Tunisia
Ramzi Nouira
Department B of Surgery. Charles Nicolle's Hospital. Tunis - Tunisia
Ayoub Zoghlami
Departement of Surgery Charles Nicolle's hospital Tunis à Tunisia
Nabil Najah
Departement of Surgery Charles Nicolle's hospital Tunis à Tunisia

Abstract

Background : Verneuil’s disease or hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic suppurative, and cicatricial inflammatory disease, mainly affecting apocrine-bearing area of the skin. Squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon but a frightening complication of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Aim : To report a new case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in Verneuil’s disease.
Case report : We reported a case of 60 year old man with a 30 years history of hidradenitis suppurativa in which squamous cell carcinoma arise. A wide surgical excision removing the tumour and leaving a large defect was performed. The patient had a well recovery, wounds healed well by primary intention. No recurrence observed at 18 months of follow up.
Conclusion : Squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon complication of hidradenitis suppurativa. Surgical excision represents also the treatment of choice.

Keywords:

skin, Verneuil's disease, degeneration, squamous cell carcinoma, hidradenitis suppurativa

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