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ArticleCureus2024

Rapidly Growing Giant Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head: A Case Report.

Zachary Leal, Mikayla Hobbs, Razia Gill, Megan Banfield, Mustapha Akhdar, Damian Casadesus

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zachary LealInternal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Mikayla HobbsInternal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Razia GillInternal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Megan BanfieldMedicine and Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Mustapha AkhdarInternal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Damian CasadesusInternal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giant squamous cell carcinoma (GSCC) of the skin arising on the head presents a distinctive clinical challenge due to its rarity, aggressive behavior, and potential for disfigurement. A male in his 70s with a history of tobacco cigarette use presented to the emergency department with a painful, bleeding mass on the right parietal scalp. On admission, a brain CT revealed a fungating mass with no cortical breakthrough or osseous erosion, measuring 7.9 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm. An ultrasound-guided tissue biopsy was performed and revealed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was discharged home with instructions from oncology to continue with outpatient treatment. At this time, the prognosis is good if treatment is received.

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cutaneous oncologygiant squamous cell carcinomahead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (hnscc)­skin cancersquamous cell carcinoma (scc)

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PMID38832174
PMCPMC11146447

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