Mounir Yahyaoui
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Najib Abbassi
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Abdelhafid Derfoufi
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Abdelkarim Daoudi
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Omar Agoumi
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Hicham Yacoubi
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Abdeljaouad Najib
Trauma-Orthopedics Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Badr Serji
Oncology Surgery Service, University Hospital, Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Tijjani Elharroudi
Oncology Surgery Service, University Hospital, Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Nabil Mouzouri
Dermatology Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda
Siham Dikhaye
Dermatology Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda
Nada Zizi
Dermatology Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda
Hanane Hadjkacem
Radiology Service, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
Abstract
Giant squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) larger than 5 cm in diameter are uncommon; there is no guideline on the size of an SCC that is considered giant. Treatment may be difficult with the need for large tissue resections and complex surgical reconstruction. We report a rare case of giant squamous cell carcinoma of the shoulder attached to deep anatomic planes. The entire mass was removed, resulting in a large defect that was repaired with myocutaneous flap rotation of the latissimus dorsi. Three courses of radiotherapy were performed after surgery. Fifteen months after the operation, the patient is well and working without any local recurrence and metastasis.