Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva mimicking primary varicella-zoster virus infection
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of DermatologyDepartment of Pathology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2011-08-01Keywords
Abdominal WallAged, 80 and over
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
Herpes Zoster
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Rare Diseases
Skin Neoplasms
Vulvar Neoplasms
Dermatology
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
Neoplasms
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology
Pathology
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
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We present a case of metastatic vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) mimicking a primary varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-like eruption. Although rare, a number of cutaneous metastases have been reported in a zosteriform pattern including solid malignancies (breast, colon, lung, and bladder), hematologic malignancies (B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma), and cutaneous malignancies, most notably melanoma. There are 7 published cases of metastatic SCC arising as a zosteriform eruption, but we present an unusual case that mimics primary varicella eruption both morphologically and histologically.Source
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Aug;65(2):e63-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.029. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.029Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/42847PubMed ID
21763559Related Resources
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10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.029