Marjolin’s ulcer: a challenging complication of non-healing wounds

Marjolin’s ulcer: a challenging complication of non-healing wounds

Marjolin’s ulcer is an uncommon malignant condition related to non-healing wounds, more often of burn injuries. Our aim is increase the suspicion index of primary care workers about the risk of squamous cell carcinoma in skin chronic ulcers or scar tissue, mainly in extremities. We report a Marjolin...

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Main Authors: Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Anna Gabriela Oliveira Camilo, Leonardo Aquino de Souza, Lucas Maciel Rodrigues Monteiro, Christiane Silveira Marinho, Diogo Wagner da Silva de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2015-07-01
Series:Russian Open Medical Journal
Subjects:
aged
carcinoma
squamous cell
etiology
skin ulcer
complications
Online Access:http://www.romj.org/node/129

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