title: Metastatic implantation squamous cell carcinoma in a split-thickness skin graft donor site.
abstract: We present the case of a patient who developed a possible implantation metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) at a donor site 2 months following split-thickness skin graft (STSG) harvesting. This case highlights implantation of malignant cells from a contaminated hollow needle as a mechanism of spread to skin graft donor sites and offers an important learning point in the practice of local anaesthetic cutaneous cancer surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. amerhussain42@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Chidi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ekwobi
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*