A rare case of synchronous saree cancer

Naveen, N; Kumar, Mukesh; Babu, R; Dhanraj, Prema

doi:10.4103/0974-2077.146676

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“…The treatment of localized disease is excision of the cancer along with acanthotic skin changes followed by primary closure, flap closure, or splint skin grafting (SSG) to cover the soft tissue defect. [25] In our case, we excised the ulcerated lesion with adequate margins followed by wound resurfacing by SSG. Wound closure by SSG is rapid, more feasible in case of large post-excision defect and local follow-up is easier especially if locoregional disease spread is evident.…”

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Dhoti cancer revisited

Midya

Sukheeja

Rao

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Dhoti is traditional Indian dresses worn by males in the Indian subcontinent to cover the lower parts of the body. The term Dhoti cancer was first used by Khanolkar and Suryabhai in 1945. It is a type of waistline SCC reported in Indian males wearing dhoti. Only a handful of cases are reported in English literature. This case is remarkable due to its rare site of presentation, simultaneous presence of carcinoma and suspicious acanthosis on both side of waist in the same patient. Any hypo pigmented patch and acanthosis on the waist area in a dhoti clad man should be viewed with suspicion and continuous surveillance is needed thereof.

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“…[4] Only a handful of cases are reported in the English literature, and the knowledge of its existence is even rare in Indian medical fraternity. [5] We describe an interesting case of waistline SCC in an elderly male with coexistent malignant and precancerous lesion in the same patient.…”

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Dhoti cancer revisited

Midya

Sukheeja

Rao

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…This results in the accumulation of irritants (sweat, dust) within the cord tying area leading to itching and scratching. 5 This leads to pigmentation and scaly changes (dermatoses) in the skin. These dermatoses may be considered the premalignant lesion that later on turns into frank malignancy.…”

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“…In the urban area, the health conscious individual is prompt in consulting a specialist and receives timely healthcare thus halting the progression of the disease early. 5 Indian subcontinent has given different names to this waistline cancer. When in the northern part its called dhoti cancer, a term put forth by Khanolkar and Suryabhai in 1945.…”

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Dhoti cancer – A name forgotten!!!

Haritha¹,

Rawat

2022

IJMPO

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Skin cancers are uncommon in India with less than 1% incidence and among all sites of occurrence, waist line as a site of occurrence is again uncommon. This could be mostly attributed to the attire among men and women in India. Saree and dhoti are still the traditional costumes among Indian women and men respectively. Wearing them tight around the waist leads to pigmentation, scarring and ulceration. Repeated trauma leads to subsequent malignant transformation. The usage of terms ‘saree cancer ‘ and ‘dhoti cancer’ is less commonly seen nowadays eventhough it was proposed long back in 1945 and has been unknown to many in the recent times with very few papers published in mainstream medical journals. Herein, we report a case series of 12 patients with waistline cancer who presented at our centre between January 2001 till December 2020.

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“…The tight knot around the waist at a similar position causes long-term friction and along with perspiration leads to pigmentation and scale-like changes in the skin which eventually undergo malignant transformation. The knowledge and existence of such malignancy is sparse in Indian medical fraternity [ 1 ] where it is predominantly observed, and hence, there is a need to publish this case and review literature.…”

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Dhoti cancer: a waistline skin cancer with review of literature

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Skin cancers account for less than 1 % of all malignancies in India. Squamous cell carcinomas occurring over the waistline due to tying of cotton cloth called dhoti in males and sarees in females are predominantly seen in traditional Indian population. On wearing of these clothes for years, there is a constant irritation which produces depigmentation, glazing of the skin, acanthosis, scar formation, and later on malignant transformation. Presenting a case of a 65-year-old male with 7 × 5 cm ulceroproliferative growth over the right waistline with a history of prolonged use of dhoti. Wide local excision of the growth with 2-cm margin and primary closure of wound by mobilizing the skin was carried out. Histopathology showed well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The patient is clinically disease free after postoperative follow-up of 1 year.

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A rare case of synchronous saree cancer

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Dhoti cancer revisited

Dhoti cancer revisited

Dhoti cancer – A name forgotten!!!

Dhoti cancer: a waistline skin cancer with review of literature

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