Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema
Chronic lymphedema is fraught with morbidity, including tissue loss. We present the case of a woman with long-standing lymphedema suffering from nonhealing ulcerations despite multiple interventions, who underwent below-knee amputation. Surgical pathology yielded a diagnosis of invasive squamous cel...
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| author | Besher Tolaymat, MD Matthew Bye, MD Daniel Lee, MD Katherine K. McMackin, MD Joseph V. Lombardi, MD Philip M. Batista, MD |
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| description | Chronic lymphedema is fraught with morbidity, including tissue loss. We present the case of a woman with long-standing lymphedema suffering from nonhealing ulcerations despite multiple interventions, who underwent below-knee amputation. Surgical pathology yielded a diagnosis of invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We highlight the uncommon association between lymphedema and squamous cell carcinoma, and the importance of routine pathological testing with lower extremity amputations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22ef40ec36494b5aa107c65201ea33a82023-03-26T05:17:57ZengElsevierJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques2468-42872023-03-0191101100Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedemaBesher Tolaymat, MD0Matthew Bye, MD1Daniel Lee, MD2Katherine K. McMackin, MD3Joseph V. Lombardi, MD4Philip M. Batista, MD5Correspondence: Besher Tolaymat, MD, Divsion of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, 3 Cooper Plaza, Suite 411, Camden, NJ 08103; Division of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJDivision of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJDivision of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJDivision of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJDivision of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJDivision of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJChronic lymphedema is fraught with morbidity, including tissue loss. We present the case of a woman with long-standing lymphedema suffering from nonhealing ulcerations despite multiple interventions, who underwent below-knee amputation. Surgical pathology yielded a diagnosis of invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We highlight the uncommon association between lymphedema and squamous cell carcinoma, and the importance of routine pathological testing with lower extremity amputations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723000096Squamous cell carcinomaChronic lymphedemaAmputation |
| spellingShingle | Besher Tolaymat, MD Matthew Bye, MD Daniel Lee, MD Katherine K. McMackin, MD Joseph V. Lombardi, MD Philip M. Batista, MD Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques Squamous cell carcinoma Chronic lymphedema Amputation |
| title | Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| title_full | Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| title_fullStr | Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| title_short | Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| title_sort | postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema |
| topic | Squamous cell carcinoma Chronic lymphedema Amputation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723000096 |
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