Marjolin's Ulcer
A 45 years old man who had sustained a burn injury to his right hand 20 years ago come to our dermatology clinic with complaint of a rapidly growing fungating mass in burn scar from 4 months ago (Fig. 1). A biopsy of the mass revealed invasive squamous cell carcinoma consistent with Marjolin Ulcer (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Our Dermatology Online
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Nasza Dermatologia Online |
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| Online Access: | http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-4-25-marjolin/ |
| Summary: | A 45 years old man who had sustained a burn injury to his right hand 20 years ago come to our dermatology clinic with complaint of a rapidly growing fungating mass in burn scar from 4 months ago (Fig. 1). A biopsy of the mass revealed invasive squamous cell carcinoma consistent with Marjolin Ulcer (Fig. 2). The patinet underwent wide local excision and placement of a split thickness skin graft.No evidence of tumor was identified in the sentinel lymph nodes. |
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| ISSN: | 2081-9390 |