Malignant Degeneration of Scars

"Marjolin's ulcer" is known as malignant degeneration of ancient burn scars, but both words can induce misdiagnosis. Malignant degeneration of scarring tissue can occur and can vary in its clinical, histological manifestations and its pre-existing skin lesions. We present several case...

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Published inCancer management and research Vol. 12; pp. 10297 - 10302
Main Authors Chiriac, Anca, Betiu, Mircea, Brzezinski, Piotr, Di Martino Ortiz, Beatriz, Foia, Liliana, Azoicai, Doina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macclesfield Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Adalimumab
Biopsy
Case Series
Cytoplasm
Dermatitis
Eczema
malignant degeneration
marjolin
Melanoma
Oncology
Pathology
Physiological aspects
Plastic surgery
scar
Scars
Skin
Skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
ulcer
Ulcers
Poland
Romania
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Summary:"Marjolin's ulcer" is known as malignant degeneration of ancient burn scars, but both words can induce misdiagnosis. Malignant degeneration of scarring tissue can occur and can vary in its clinical, histological manifestations and its pre-existing skin lesions. We present several cases to substantiate our observations. "Marjolin's ulcer" is not synonym to an ulceration appeared on an old burn scar, transformed into squamous cell carcinoma. Keywords: ulcer, Marjolin, malignant degeneration, scar
ISSN:1179-1322
1179-1322
DOI:10.2147/CMAR.S274470