title: Femoral blowout in a case of Carcinoma Penis.
abstract: There is considerable literature on the potential for a femoral blowout in case of fungating inguinal lymph nodes in a case of penile carcinoma. However, reported cases of actual femoral blowout are sparse in literature. We encountered one such case of femoral blowout because of fungating inguinal lymph nodes in a case of Ca.Penis. Emergency palliative resection of the fungating nodes, ligation of the femoral vein, and emergency flap cover in the form of a perforator-based anterolateral thigh flap was performed. We believe that patients with a potential of femoral blowout should undergo resection and suitable coverage to prevent fatal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panse
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahasrabudhe
authors.forename: Bhalchandra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kashyapi