Pilonidal Sinus Carcinoma dying from Squamous Cell Carcinoma within 14 months after Diagnosis.
AJTES Vol 6, No 1, January 2022
Dettmer et al

Keywords

Pilonidal Carcinoma
Histology
Chemoradiation
Pilonidal Sinus

How to Cite

Dettmer, M., Bonni, M., Degiannis, K., Maak, M., Doll, D., & Iesalnieks, I. (2022). Pilonidal Sinus Carcinoma dying from Squamous Cell Carcinoma within 14 months after Diagnosis. Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 6(1), 979 - 981. https://doi.org/10.32391/ajtes.v6i1.255

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of Pilonidal Sinus Disease (PSD) is increasing worldwide, especially in developing and developed countries. As long-standing chronic infection may trigger the neoplastic transformation, more carcinoma arising from PSD is to be expected with an incidence of 0,1%.
Methods: Case report describing a Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising from PSD
Results: A 60-year-old male presented with a 6cm x 10cm ulcerating wound in the sacrococcygeal area, which was painful for 3 months. A biopsy initially revealed a highly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (cT3cN1acM0G1). Soft tissue MRI showed possible infiltration of the coccyx, and a staging CT showed suspiciously enlarged lymph nodes within both inguinal regions. The patient underwent a full 20x1,8 Gy chemoradiation with partial response of the primary. Surgical Resection was recommended. The patient did not show up for follow-up after chemoradiation and refused further treatment. He demised after 14 months due to pulmonary metastases.
Conclusion: Even a curative intended chemoradiation of this highly differentiated tumor led to a dismal outcome of the disease after 14 months. Cases of PSD carcinomas often present as atypical cutaneous SCC.

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