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3301743

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
A 68-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the right thumb underwent a finger-saving operation. The lesion (2 X 2.3 cm) was located near the IP joint. There were no distant metastases. A wide local excision including the MP joint was performed, and the axillary lymph nodes were dissected. To avoid any loss of length the bone defect was treated with a 2.5-cm-long bone graft from the third rib. The skin defect was closed with a local flap. In the histological examination tumor cells reached the subcutaneous layer; the deeper layers and the bone were not involved. Two years after the operation neither local recurrence nor distant metastases were found and the function of the right hand was good. The good outcome of this case does not allow any general conclusion on the best treatment for such cases; but it does emphasize the difficulties of deciding on the treatment (amputation or excision) to be applied in this area.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0017-8470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[A finger-saving operation in squamous cell carcinoma of the right thumb. A case report].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports