Filariasis with Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Hidden Surprise

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising with chronic lymphedema is a rare condition, though literature suggests a variety of malignant tumors associated with filariasis. We present a case of 70-year-old male patient with a history of penile and scrotal SCC of filarial origin. We here discuss the unusu...

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Autores principales: Sahu, Gaurav, Verma, Yashi, Jajoo, Suhas, Shrivastava, Priyal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6967344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002388
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijabmr.IJABMR_309_18
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Sumario:Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising with chronic lymphedema is a rare condition, though literature suggests a variety of malignant tumors associated with filariasis. We present a case of 70-year-old male patient with a history of penile and scrotal SCC of filarial origin. We here discuss the unusual association of carcinoma and filariasis and its surgical treatment.

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