An ulcerated nodule over an implanted cardiac defibrillator: A journey from presumed infection to leiomyosarcoma

Australas J Dermatol. 2017 Aug;58(3):e148-e149. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12524. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

Authors

Angeline A Yong¹, Catherine M Stefanato², Natalie R Attard³, Alastair Mackenzie Ross⁴, Raj Mallipeddi¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatological Surgery and Laser Unit, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
² Department of Dermatopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
³ St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Plastic Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 28664552
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12524

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma / pathology*
Male
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*