title: Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation helps to delineate a recurrent skin cancer present under the skin flap.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock 79430.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zemtsov
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium