1 Sep 2009Case Report
Malignant degeneration of chronic pilonidal cyst. Case report
Andrea Tirone 1Ilaria Gaggelli 1Niccolò Francioli 1Duccio Venezia 2Giuseppe Vuolo 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 U.O.C. Chirurgia 2, AOU Senese, Siena, Italia
2 U.O.C. Radiodiagnostica, AOU Senese, Siena, Italia
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2009, 80(5), 407-410;
Published: 1 Sep 2009
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Abstract
This report describes the case of a patient with a chronic pilonidal cyst developed squamous cell carcinoma. The case was treated with primary radical excision, followed adjuvant radiation and chemiotherapy. Recurrence followig such treatment was high and prognosis poor compared with non melanoma skin cancer.
Keywords
- Carcinoma
- Immunosuppression
- Pilonidal disease
