• Rev Med Interne · Sep 2006

    Case Reports

    [Carcinoma cuniculatum: an uneasy diagnosis to suspect in case of chronic osteomyelitis with unsuccessful outcome despite appropriate antibiotic therapy].

    • V Corbin, M Vidal, P Souteyrand, M D'Incan, S Amarger, H Laurichesse, S Terver, O Nohra, and O Lesens.
    • Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôtel-Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France. yaourtpom@yahoo.fr
    • Rev Med Interne. 2006 Sep 1; 27 (9): 713716713-6.

    IntroductionThe clinical and histological features of cuniculatum carcinoma (CC) are often misleading.Case ReportWe report a case of CC of the foot, which was misdiagnosed as osteomyelitis for a two year period and which relapsed 2 months after complete resection.DiscussionThe CC has to be evoked in patients with chronic osteomyelitis and torpid wound. The anatomopathologist needs to be aware of the suspected diagnosis.

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