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Late development of a squamous carcinoma in a reconstructed pharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. A. J. Deans ,
J. Hill ,
A. R. Welch  and
J. V. Soames
J. A. J. Deans*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
J. Hill
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
A. R. Welch
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
J. V. Soames
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
*
Mr J. A. J. Deans, Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.
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Abstract

We report a case in which a squamous cell carcinoma was found to have arisen from a delto-pectoral skin flap used in pharyngeal reconstruction. The flap had been forming a neo-pharynx for 24 years. No other signs of recurrent disease had developed in this period. This raises the possibility of tumour induction in heterotopic skin used for oropharyngeal reconstruction.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 10 , October 1990 , pp. 827 - 828
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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