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Squamous cell carcinoma involving the tibia treated by reimplantation of autoclaved resected bone

Pan KL 1 , Mourougayah V 2 , Jayamalar T 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 K L Pan, FRCS. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching
  • 2 V Mourougayah, FRCS. Department of Plastic Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Sarawak
  • 3 T Jayamalar, MBBS. Department of Plastic Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Sarawak
Med J Malaysia, 2003 Dec;58(5):783-5.
PMID: 15190672

Abstract

We present an elderly patient with a squamous cell carcinoma over the subcutaneous aspect of the leg involving the tibia. En bloc resection of the tumour together with a 10 centimetre segment of the tibia was done. The resected bone was autoclaved, replaced in its original position and stabilized with bone cement and a locked nail. This allowed early ambulation with minimal cost.

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