Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremity Caused by Serratia marcescens

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare and potentially fatal infection, with mortality of up to 30%. This case report describes a patient recovering from a laryngectomy for laryngeal squamous cell cancer who developed nosocomial necrotizing fasciitis of the lower extremity due to Serratia marcescens. Only eight cases of necrotizing fasciitis exclusive to the lower extremity due to S marcescens have been previously reported. Patients with S marcescens necrotizing fasciitis of the lower extremity often have multiple comorbidities, are frequently immunosuppressed, and have a strikingly high mortality rate.

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Cervical emphysema: an unusual presentation of laryngeal cancer

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215114000437 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 128 (3) ◽

pp. 299-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T Pézier ◽

B Schuknecht ◽

S Schmid ◽

G Huber

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Laryngeal Cancer ◽

Squamous Cell ◽

Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽

Adjuvant Radiotherapy ◽

Squamous Cell Cancer ◽

Cell Cancer ◽

Airway Compromise ◽

First Case ◽

Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer

AbstractBackground:Acute respiratory decompensation can occur on a background of slowly progressive airway compromise, for example in laryngeal squamous cell cancer. Surgeons in ENT, together with anaesthetists, are often asked to evaluate airway risk and as yet there is no widely adopted standardised approach.Case report:This paper reports the case of an 82-year-old male, who presented with acute airway compromise due to both endolaryngeal obstruction from a squamous cell cancer and extralaryngeal compression from massive subcutaneous emphysema.Results:Primary total laryngectomy was performed, but the patient declined adjuvant radiotherapy. He died a year later from a heart attack without evidence of recurrence.Conclusion:To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of acute airway compromise from extralaryngeal subcutaneous emphysema secondary to laryngeal cancer. Options for acute airway management are discussed.

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Popliteal nodal metastasis from squamous cell cancer of the foot. Case report and literature review

Journal of Clinical Case reports and reviews ◽

10.36879/jccrr.19.000140 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-2

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Literature Review ◽

Squamous Cell ◽

Rare Case ◽

Squamous Cell Cancer ◽

Cell Cancer ◽

Nodal Metastasis ◽

Regional Disease ◽

The Right

We report a very rare case of squamous cell cancer of the right foot which had metastasize to the ipsilateral popliteal lymph node after initial diagnosis and treatment for the loco-regional disease.

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Expression Profile and Prognostic Values of HOXA Family Members in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3514642 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yi Xu ◽

Jiyun Wang ◽

Chongchang Zhou

Keyword(s):

Expression Profile ◽

Squamous Cell ◽

Squamous Cell Cancer ◽

Cell Cancer ◽

Family Members ◽

Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer

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Topical oro-dispersible budesonide tablets for stricture prevention after near circumferential ESD for esophageal squamous cell cancer – a case report

Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie ◽

10.1055/a-1409-1076 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Mathies ◽

Tsuneo Oyama ◽

Ingo Steinbrück ◽

Franz Ludwig Dumoulin

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

High Risk ◽

Endoscopic Resection ◽

Squamous Cell ◽

Squamous Cell Cancer ◽

Cell Cancer ◽

Complete Healing ◽

Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer ◽

Stricture Formation ◽

Local Injections

Abstract Background Endoscopic resection is the treatment of choice for early esophageal cancers. However, resections comprising more than 70–80 % of the circumference are associated with a high risk of stricture formation. Currently, repetitive local injections and/or systemic steroids are given for prevention. Case report We present here the case of a 78-year-old male patient who had a near circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection for a pT1a mm, L0, V0, R0, G2 esophageal squamous cell cancer. At the end of endoscopic resection, 80 mg of triamcinolone was injected locally. The patient was then treated with oro-dispersible budesonide tablets (2 × 1 mg/day) and nystatin (4 × 100 000 I.E.) for 8 weeks. This treatment resulted in complete healing without any stricture formation and did not result in any complications. Discussion Treatment with orodispersible budesonide tablets could help prevent strictures after large endoscopic resections in the esophagus.

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