Journal article
Cutaneous malignant melanoma of the oral cavity following skin graft reconstruction: Case report
Head & neck, Vol.41(2), pp.E26-E29
12/07/2018
DOI: 10.1002/hed.25417
PMID: 30537068
Abstract
Background: Malignant melanomas on skin graft recipient sites are rare, with few cases reported in the literature.
Methods: We present a case report of a patient with recurrent cutaneous melanoma in the grafted anterolateral thigh flap of the tongue.
Results: A patient underwent hemiglossectomy with free flap reconstruction for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Five years later the patient was seen with a 1-cm nodule and surrounding erythroplakia at the recipient site of the graft. Analysis revealed cutaneous malignant melanoma. Patient then related a remote history of a suspected skin melanoma of the donor leg that had been treated with excision, with unknown histology.
Conclusion: This may be the first reported case of a cutaneous malignant melanoma in the oral cavity following an anterolateral thigh free flap reconstruction, emphasizing the importance of obtaining a comprehensive history of skin cancers and closely inspecting the donor site prior to graft harvesting.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cutaneous malignant melanoma of the oral cavity following skin graft reconstruction: Case report
- Creators
- Zachary Mayo - Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaSteven Seyedin - Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaMichael Marquardt - Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaImran Mohiuddin - Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaMohammed Milhem - Department of Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaVincent Liu - Department of DermatologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaNitin Pagedar - Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City IowaCarryn Anderson - Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Head & neck, Vol.41(2), pp.E26-E29
- DOI
- 10.1002/hed.25417
- PMID
- 30537068
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
- eISSN
- 1097-0347
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/07/2018
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Pathology; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Radiation Oncology; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984047681002771
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