Wissal Hassani
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben-Abdellah University, Fes, MoroccoPublications
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Research Article
Squamous-cell carcinoma arising in a pilonidal sinus: About a case successfully treated by radiotherapy
Author(s): Fatima Zahra Farhane*, Zenab Alami, Sara Amrani Joutei, Wissal Hassani and Touria Bouhafa
Introduction: Pilonidal sinus is a benign inflammatory disease characterized by fistulas with exudative discharge. This disease is commonly seen in areas rich in hair follicles that penetrate the skin under direct pressure such as the sacrococcygeal region in the predominantly male population. Squamous cell carcinoma is a rare complication of pilonidal disease. Carcinoma in pilonidal disease mainly arises after 15-year disease history. The signs of malignant change are induration, rapid growth and sharp pain in ulcerated tumour. It can be detected incidentally on post-excisional histopathology. Wide excision with tumour-free margins remains the treatment of choice. Case report: We present a case of a 45 years old-man operated for the pilonidal sinus with discovery on the surgical specimen of a squamous cell carcinoma without idea on resection limits. The patient, who refused.. Read More»
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