Multiple metastatic basal cell carcinoma with concurrent metastatic pleomorphic sarcoma in chronic lymphedema area--case report

Chronic lymphedema presents as interstitial fluid retention due to a failure in the lymphatic system drainage. The affected region becomes more vulnerable immunologically and predisposed to the onset of neoplasms. Basal Cell Carcinoma is the most common sort of neoplasm, nevertheless it rarely metas...

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Published in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2012-11, Vol.87 (6), p.899-902
Main Authors: Oliveira, Giuliano da Paz, Girão, Régio José Santiago, Soares, Cléverson Teixeira, Mello Junior, Edgard Jose Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - secondary
Case Report
Chronic Disease
DERMATOLOGY
Female
Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lymphatic Metastasis
Lymphedema - complications
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Sarcoma - secondary
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Summary:Chronic lymphedema presents as interstitial fluid retention due to a failure in the lymphatic system drainage. The affected region becomes more vulnerable immunologically and predisposed to the onset of neoplasms. Basal Cell Carcinoma is the most common sort of neoplasm, nevertheless it rarely metastisizes. Sarcomas are malignant mesenchymal neoplasms, locally aggressive, which can spread. Here is reported an infrequent case of multiple basal cell carcinoma, synchronous to a poorly differentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, both spreading to lymph nodes and arising from tissue compromised by chronic lymphedema.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/S0365-05962012000600013