ALLMedicine Bowen Disease Center

Apr 3rd, 2020 - Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine cancer which almost always exhibits the cytokeratin (CK)20+/thyroid transcription factor (TTF)-1- immunophenotype. MCC may occur concurrently with squamous cell car...

Jan 8th, 2020 - Giant porokeratosis is considered to be a variant of porokeratosis of Mibelli (PM) by some medical scholars. Porokeratosis can develop into several epidermal malignant tumors, such as Bowen disease and basal cell carcinoma, among which squamous ce...

Dec 22nd, 2019 - TNM Classification for Anal Cancer The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification and staging system for anal cancer are provided below. [1, 2, 3] Table 1. TNM Classification for Anal Cancer (Open Table in...

Dec 22nd, 2019 - The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification and staging system for anal cancer are provided below.[1, 2, 3] Table 1. TNM Classification for Anal Cancer (Open Table in a new window) Primary tumor (T) TX ...

Nov 6th, 2019 - Background First described by the American dermatologist John T. Bowen in 1912, Bowen disease is a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ with the potential for significant lateral spread.[1] Larger lesions can reach several centimeters in diameter...

Apr 3rd, 2020 - Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine cancer which almost always exhibits the cytokeratin (CK)20+/thyroid transcription factor (TTF)-1- immunophenotype. MCC may occur concurrently with squamous cell car...

Jan 8th, 2020 - Giant porokeratosis is considered to be a variant of porokeratosis of Mibelli (PM) by some medical scholars. Porokeratosis can develop into several epidermal malignant tumors, such as Bowen disease and basal cell carcinoma, among which squamous ce...

Dec 22nd, 2019 - TNM Classification for Anal Cancer The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification and staging system for anal cancer are provided below. [1, 2, 3] Table 1. TNM Classification for Anal Cancer (Open Table in...

Dec 22nd, 2019 - The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification and staging system for anal cancer are provided below.[1, 2, 3] Table 1. TNM Classification for Anal Cancer (Open Table in a new window) Primary tumor (T) TX ...

Nov 6th, 2019 - Background First described by the American dermatologist John T. Bowen in 1912, Bowen disease is a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ with the potential for significant lateral spread.[1] Larger lesions can reach several centimeters in diameter...

May 23rd, 2019 - DISCUSSION The biopsy results confirmed the impression of superficial squamous cell carcinoma (SSC) with focal areas of invasion. One thinks of skin cancer as being “a thing,” a papule or nodule, and that’s usually true.

Feb 13th, 2019 - The Diagnosis: Pigmented Bowen Disease A biopsy of the lesion was performed for suspected acral malignant melanoma. Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed acanthosis, elongation of rete ridges, and keratinocytes in complete disorder with atypical.

Oct 12th, 2017 - ANSWER The correct answer is perform a shave biopsy (choice “c”). It is a bedrock principle in dermatology that there is no substitute for a correct diagnosis, because correct diagnosis dictates proper treatment.

Mar 8th, 2016 - Comment Porokeratosis of Mibelli is a rare condition that typically presents in infancy to early childhood. 1 It may appear as small keratotic papules or larger plaques that reach several centimeters in diameter.

Jun 19th, 2013 - Although Bowen disease (BD) is a fairly common condition, pigmented BD is a rare form of the dis­ease characterized by a hyperpigmented appearance. The disease represents less than 2% of all lesions.