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COLLAZO ALVAREZ, Hiralio; GONZALEZ VELAZQUEZ, Eridán; PARDILLO MORALES, Andrés G  e  COLLAZO MARIN, Stephen Yecc. Interscapulothoracic amputation by chromomycosis and epidermoid carcinoma. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2001, vol.15, n.1-2, pp. 27-31. ISSN 1561-3100.

The case of a 74-year-old white male patient with a hyperpigmented and verrucose dermatological injury of more than 25 years of evolution in his left elbow and forearm is reported. He also has another cauliflower-like skin injury of recent evolution. Both presented histopathological diagnosis of chromomycosis. The initial treatment was exeresis with oncological margin of the cauliflower-like injury and electrofulguration, curettage of the rest of the injury and antimycotic treatment. In 5 months, the patient had a torpid evolution with taking of the general state and elephantiasis of the upper left extremity to the supraclavicular region that led to the interscapulothoracic amputation by Berger’s technique to improve his quality of life. The histopathological diagnosis of the resected ganglionar packages showed metastasis of an epidermoid carcinoma.

Palavras-chave : CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; AMPUTATION; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; QUALITY OF LIFE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES.

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