Atypical fibroxanthoma in an elderly

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elderly, skin cancer, atypical fibroxanthoma, skin basal cell epithelioma.

Abstract

The  case report of a 72 years old man  who presented a dorsal cutaneous neoplasm is described, reason why he was assisted in a multidisciplinary way in 2 hospitals from  Santiago de Cuba.  Given the preoperative diagnosis of skin basal cell epithelioma   the tumor was removed in an ambulatory way. The result of the pathologic study didn't confirm this diagnosis, but it corroborated that it was an atypical fibroxanthoma. With the wide surgical margins of security the patient's cure was achieved.  

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2020-06-03

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Neyra Barros RM, Guerra Macías I, Prieto García M. Atypical fibroxanthoma in an elderly. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 3 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];24(3):486-93. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3068

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Vol. 24 No. 3 (2020): MAYO-JUNIO

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Case Reports

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