Marjolin’s ulcer of the thigh after burn injury – case report and review of literature
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Marjolin’s ulcer is defined as a tumor which is arising from a chronic wound, scar or chronic inflammation. It is a rare chronic cutaneous ulcer which is often malignancy. The majority of malignancy in Marjolin’s ucers are squamous cell carcinomas. Rarely described malignancies in Marjolin’s ulcers are basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, adenocarcinoma, liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma and osteogenic sarcoma.The author of this article present a case of a 70-year-old Caucasian man who was admitted to the hospital because of Marjolin’s ulcer. The author performed a literature review on Marjolin’s ulcer diagnosis and treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Konrad Wroński
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP55161
- DOI -
- Views 124
- Downloads 0
Rectovaginal fistula after anterior resection of the rectum for cancer
Authors present two patients who developed rectovaginal fistulas after anterior resection of the rectum for cancer. Although, the complication is uncommon it requires enough attention due to a dramatic decline in quality...
Evaluating the effectiveness of two simulation courses for midwifery students
<b>Aim. </b>The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two simulation courses for midwifery students.<br><b>Material and methods. </b>...
The influence of exocyclic DNA adducts in bacterial and mammalian genome instability
Oxidative stress enhances lipid peroxidation (LPO) implicated in the promotion and progression of carcinogenesis. One of the major LPO products is <i>trans</i>-4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), may t...
FOOD BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
[b]Aim[/b].The aim of this study was to assess food behaviour and attitude towards nutritional knowledge in premenopausal women.[b]Material and methods[/b]. Questionnaires on food behaviour and attitude towards nutrition...
Application of Short Evaluation Scale of Schizophasia (‘SESS’) in a Female Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia.
Summary Language disturbances, next to formal thinking disturbances, form one of the basic criteria of diagnosing schizophrenia. One of the language disturbances described in literature, is schizophasia which is associat...