Summary
Squamous cell skin cancer (SCC) is the second most common skin malignancy. The risk
of metastasis is usually low and generally occurs through lymphatic spread. Surgical
excision is the gold standard for treatment and subsequent reconstruction often involves
a skin graft from a distant donor site.
Our case highlights an incident in which metastatic spread of an SCC occurred in a
distant skin graft donor site on the limb following free flap harvest.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 23, 2012
Accepted:
January 29,
2012
Received:
January 9,
2012
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Copyright
© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
