Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation helps to delineate a recurrent skin cancer present under the skin flap.
A case of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma under a skin flap as confirmed and delineated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is described. This report illustrates a potentially new indication for MRI in clinical dermatology, namely, to define skin cancer recurrences under skin flaps and grafts and to determine the extent of underlying tissue involvement. The cost-effectiveness of MRI and the use of gadolinium, an MRI contrast agent, in the evaluation of skin tumors are also addressed.
Zemtsov
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Department of Dermatology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock 79430.
Reed
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Dixon
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003287:Contrast Media; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium