Multinodular fibroepithelioma of Pinkus with an isolated focus of evolving basal cell carcinoma in chronic lymphedematous lower limb

J Cancer Res Ther. 2017 Oct-Dec;13(6):1038-1041. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.220454.

Abstract

Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus (FEP) is a rare, indolent variant of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with a unique anastomosing type of epidermal hyperplasia. Certain benign and neoplastic conditions including BCC are known to develop in a setting of chronic lymphedema. We report for the 1st time the histological spectrum of evolution of a large exophytic multinodular FEP, bearing a single initiating focus of BCC, in preexisting chronic lymphedema of the lower limb. The lesion possibly evolved from long-standing local immune suppression, and clinically resembled a high-grade carcinoma. Oozing lymphatic fluid may interfere with the success of skin grafting following wide local excision in a lymphedematous limb, thus offering a challenging scenario from the management point of view.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity / pathology
  • Lymphedema / diagnosis*
  • Lymphedema / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology