Atypical debridement of necrotic tissue with natural maggot infestation in a neglected skin cancer female patient
Journal Title: World Journal of Medical Images, Videos and Cases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer in the world. It is rarely lethal but may be very disfiguring if no medical help is sought. We present a case description of an elderly female patient with spontaneous, natural debridement of a neglected cancerous lesion owing to housefly maggot infestation. Despite a very large facial lesion and defect, the patient survived.
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Andrzej Kochan, Piotr Kochan
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