| Squamous cell carcinoma arising from chronic lymphedema: case report and review of the literature. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20512280 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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CONTEXT: Squamous cell carcinoma arising from chronic lymphedema has only been reported in the literature 11 times (12 cases). Some aspects of its pathogenesis remain unclear and, for the first time, attention has been drawn to epidemiological data. CASE REPORT: A 90-year-old white female with chronic unilateral lower-limb lymphedema, secondary to trauma 20 years earlier, presented with a three-month history of a vegetating cutaneous lesion. There had not been any previous local ulceration. The tumor was completely excised and the histopathological analysis showed that it was an infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma. A literature review in the Medline (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) and Lilacs (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) databases using the MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) terms "Carcinoma, Squamous Cell" AND "Lymphedema" identified 112 references and found 12 similar case reports. |
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Authors:
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Carlos Augusto Gomes; Camila Beatriz Silva Magalhães; Cleber Soares; Rodrigo de Oliveira Peixoto |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina Volume: 128 ISSN: 1806-9460 ISO Abbreviation: Sao Paulo Med J Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-31 Completed Date: 2010-12-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100897261 Medline TA: Sao Paulo Med J Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 42-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. caxiaogomes@terra.com.br |
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Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology*, surgery Chronic Disease Female Humans Leg Lymphedema / complications* Skin Neoplasms / etiology*, surgery |
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