Metastatic basal cell carcinoma of the axilla: report of a case and reconstruction with an island lateral pectoral flap.
A case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma arising from the skin of the axilla is reported. Multiple surgical procedures performed previously for recurrences of basal cell carcinoma limited the availability of conventional local flaps in the reconstruction of the axillary defect after excision of the recurrent tumor and axillary nodal dissection. The use of an island flap based on the lateral pectoral vessels and lateral cutaneous branches of the intercostal vessels is described.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal London Hospital, United Kingdom.
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D001365:Axilla; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps