Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema

Besher Tolaymat; Matthew Bye; Daniel Lee; Katherine K McMackin; Joseph V Lombardi; Philip M Batista

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101100

Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Jan 14;9(1):101100. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101100. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Besher Tolaymat¹, Matthew Bye¹, Daniel Lee¹, Katherine K McMackin¹, Joseph V Lombardi¹, Philip M Batista¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Vascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Amputation; Chronic lymphedema; Squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports