title: [Ulceration of the heel in a woman from Djibouti: squamous cell carcinoma with carcinomatous lymphangitis].
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe a case in which a heel ulcer with atypical features, i.e., large size and rapid progression, led to diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. Patient management was based on specialist advice obtained by "tele-dermatology" based on pictures and comments transmitted over the Internet. However, due to the risk of spreading and impossibility of providing other medical treatment (radiotherapy-chemotherapy), the lower limb was amputated at the top of the thigh.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Bouffard, Djibouti. antoine_bertani@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertani
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Massoure
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menguy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lamblin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eve
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015730:Djibouti; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000150:complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*