Application of sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous basosquamous carcinoma.
Basosquamous carcinoma of the skin is a relatively rare cutaneous neoplasm that has significant metastatic potential and a metastatic rate greater than that of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. We describe the use of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in a 63-year-old man after identification of basosquamous carcinoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy, which is a standard tool to detect regional lymphatic metastasis in cutaneous melanoma, has been rarely employed to detect lymphatic metastasis of basosquamous carcinoma. The approach was successful in detecting a regional lymphatic metastasis of two nodal basins with minor morbidity. Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be useful for certain high-risk lesions of basosquamous carcinoma.
Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Irena
I
Jankovic
Predrag
P
Kovacevic
Milan
M
Visnjic
Dimitrije
D
Jankovic
Ivana
I
Binic
Aleksandar
A
Jankovic
Ivan
I
Ilic