title: Basal cell burn carcinoma.
abstract: Postburn malignant degeneration into squamous cell carcinoma is unusual but well described. Much rarer is malignant degeneration of a burn into basal cell carcinoma. Recently a well-documented case was seen. The cause was postulated to be injury to the more superficial hair follicles and sweat glands. A brief report is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Stromberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klingman
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Schluter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005546:Forehead; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male