Reconstruction of an abdominal wall defect following wide excision of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma at the percutaneous gastrostomy site in a head and neck cancer patient.
Cancer metastasis to an enterostomy site is a rare and serious complication. The incidence seems to be on the rise due to increased acceptance of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedure. Because this may be associated with synchronous distant metastasis, full metastatic workup is required. Resections of these metastatic lesions require full-thickness abdominal wall reconstruction.
Balakrishnan
Chenicheri
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Sugg
Kristopher B
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Vashi
Christopher
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