Carcinoma on old frostbites.
Two cases of carcinoma developing on old frostbite scars of the heel are presented. A short review of the subject follows, stressing the rarity of these "secondary" tumors and their general context within the skin cancers and the tragic experience of Greece with frostbite in the campaign of 1940-1941.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005627:Frostbite / Q000150:complications*; D006115:Greece; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery