Metastatic implantation squamous cell carcinoma in a split-thickness skin graft donor site.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the case of a patient who developed a possible implantation metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) at a donor site 2 months following split-thickness skin graft (STSG) harvesting. This case highlights implantation of malignant cells from a contaminated hollow needle as a mechanism of spread to skin graft donor sites and offers an important learning point in the practice of local anaesthetic cutaneous cancer surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Skin Neoplasms
- Skin Transplantation