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Published on: November 2, 2019
Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema
Besher Tolaymat1, Matthew Bye1, Daniel Lee1
1Division of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.
Abstract:
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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