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ReviewJournal of medical case reports2017

A giant squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the thoracic wall: a case report and review of the literature.

Evangelos P Misiakos, Vasileia Damaskou, Anna Koumarianou, Alina-Roxani Gouloumi, Paul Patapis, Nick Zavras, Anastasios Machairas

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Review in Journal of medical case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evangelos P Misiakos3rd Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece. misiakos@med.uoa.gr.
Vasileia Damaskou2nd Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
Anna KoumarianouHematology-Oncology Unit, Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
Alina-Roxani Gouloumi2nd Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
Paul Patapis3rd Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
Nick Zavras3rd Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
Anastasios Machairas3rd Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, 12462, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe report a case of a 48-year-old white woman who presented with a huge cutaneous protruding tumor of the thoracic wall below her left breast. CASE PRESENTATION: The lesion was excised with clear margins from the adjacent skin, and subcutaneous tissue was left to heal with second intention. A histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a well-differentiated infiltrative cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Our patient neglected to attend our Oncological Department to receive chemotherapy. Today, 12 months after surgery, she is alive and without evidence of disease recurrence.

conclusionsCutaneous squamous cell carcinoma can reach a huge size if left untreated. Surgery is the primary mode of treatment, followed by chemotherapy if applicable.

Indexed as

Patient ComplianceCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareSkin NeoplasmsThoracic WallTreatment OutcomeCarcinomaCutaneousInvasionMetastasisSquamous

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PMID28494816
PMCPMC5426016
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