TITLE:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Clinically Mimicking a Rhinophyma in a Black Male
AUTHORS:
L. Richard Njock, E. G. S. Minka Ngom, G. Alenda, J. V. Fokouo Fogha, V. Fonyam
KEYWORDS:
Rhinophyma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Black Race
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.2,
March
16,
2012
ABSTRACT: The clinical features of rhinophyma can mask the existence or coexistence of a skin cancer. Many tumours can mimic rhinophyma. Many authors report cases of cancerisation of rhinophyma or the coexistence of rhinophyma and a cancer. Few authors have however reported cases of squamous cell carcinoma mimicking rhinophyma. We present the clinical case of a 48 year-old male with squamous cell carcinoma of the nose (tip of the nasal pyramid and vestibule), a histologic diagnosis after being confronted by an atypical clinical presentation of rhinophyma. Treatment consisted of radiation therapy and evolution was characterised by tumoral regression.