Carcinomatous degeneration of pilonidal cyst with sacrum destruction and invasion of the rectum

• Main Authors: Luiz Fernando Nunes (Author), Antonio Kneipp Pitta de Castro Neto (Author), Roberto André Torres Vasconcelos (Author), Flávio Cajaraville (Author), Juliana Castilho (Author), José Francisco Netto Rezende (Author), Washington Silva Noguera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malignant degeneration of pilonidal cysts is rare. The most common histologic type is the squamous cell carcinoma, triggered by the chronic inflammatory process. The growth of the lesion is typically slow. The diagnosis must be early and the appropriate treatment is ample surgical resection, includi...