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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Published inJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 101100
Main Authors Tolaymat, Besher, Bye, Matthew, Lee, Daniel, McMackin, Katherine K., Lombardi, Joseph V., Batista, Philip M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
Amputation
Case report
Chronic lymphedema
Squamous cell carcinoma
Chronic lymphedema
Squamous cell carcinoma
Amputation
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2468-4287
2468-4287
DOI:10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101100