BACKGROUND Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma(cSCC)is a common malignant hyperplasia of the skin epithelium.However,cSCC progressing to giant squamous cell carcinoma of the popliteal fossa skin has not been reported.We...BACKGROUND Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma(cSCC)is a common malignant hyperplasia of the skin epithelium.However,cSCC progressing to giant squamous cell carcinoma of the popliteal fossa skin has not been reported.We used full-thickness skin graft from the lower left quadrant of the abdomen to reconstruct the popliteal fossa skin defect in our patient.CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of a progressively enlarged integumentary tumor located on her left popliteal fossa,which was surgically treated.The resultant defect(15 cm×25 cm)was repaired using full-thickness skin graft from the lower left quadrant of the abdomen.CONCLUSION Full-thickness skin graft is a good choice to repair popliteal fossa defect.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma(cSCC)is a common malignant hyperplasia of the skin epithelium.However,cSCC progressing to giant squamous cell carcinoma of the popliteal fossa skin has not been reported.We used full-thickness skin graft from the lower left quadrant of the abdomen to reconstruct the popliteal fossa skin defect in our patient.CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of a progressively enlarged integumentary tumor located on her left popliteal fossa,which was surgically treated.The resultant defect(15 cm×25 cm)was repaired using full-thickness skin graft from the lower left quadrant of the abdomen.CONCLUSION Full-thickness skin graft is a good choice to repair popliteal fossa defect.
