| Pedicled Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Treatment of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Groin: Case Report |
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Kyung Pil Kim, M.D., Ji Hoon Kim, M.D., Eui Sik Kim, M.D, Ph.D., Jae Ha Hwang, M.D., Ph.D., Kwang Seog Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Sam Yong Lee, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. pskim@chonnam.ac.kr |
| 심부하복벽동맥 천공지 유경 피판을 이용한 이영양성 수포성 표피박리증에 합병된 서혜부 편평 세포 상피암의 치료 - 증례 보고 - |
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| Abstract |
Purpose: Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare genetic disease, characterized by the presence of extremely fragile skin and formation of recurrent blister resulting from even a minor mechanical injury. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is recognized as a complication of the chronic scarring associated with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). When a soft tissue defect happens in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa, it is difficult to cover it with a skin graft or a flap. We describe the successful use of a pedicled deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for the reconstruction of SCC associated with DEB in the groin.
Methods: A 29-year-old man diagnosed with DEB at birth sustained an ulcer increasing in the right groin for the last 7 months. Under general anesthesia, the mass lesion and lymph nodes were removed and the resulting defect was covered with a pedicled deep inferior epigastric perforator flap.
Results: The flap survived completely and his postoperative course was uneventful. Histopathological examination revealed a SCC in the right groin and malignant tumor cells in the removed lymph nodes as well. Additional positron emission tomogram showed a malignant lesion in the ileocecal area with regional lymph node metastasis. The patient was referred to an oncologist for chemotheraphy, but the patient refused to take it. During a 4-month follow-up period, there was no recurrence in the right groin.
Conclusion: We suggest that perforator flaps can be considered as a reliable alternative for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects in a patient with DEB. |
| Key Words:
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, Squamous cell carcinoma, Perforator flap |
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