Jankovic I, Kovacevic P, Visnjic M, Jankovic D, Binic I, Jankovic A, Ilic I. Application of sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous basosquamous carcinoma.
Ann Dermatol 2011;
23 Suppl 1:S123-6. [PMID:
22028558 PMCID:
PMC3199408 DOI:
10.5021/ad.2011.23.s1.s123]
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Abstract
Basosquamous carcinoma of the skin is a relatively rare cutaneous neoplasm that has significant metastatic potential and a metastatic rate greater than that of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. We describe the use of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in a 63-year-old man after identification of basosquamous carcinoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy, which is a standard tool to detect regional lymphatic metastasis in cutaneous melanoma, has been rarely employed to detect lymphatic metastasis of basosquamous carcinoma. The approach was successful in detecting a regional lymphatic metastasis of two nodal basins with minor morbidity. Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be useful for certain high-risk lesions of basosquamous carcinoma.
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