title: Burn scar sarcoma.
abstract: A case of malignant fibrous histiocytomas arising in a burn scar is described. Burn scar sarcomas are exceedingly rare tumors whose precise behavior, pathogenesis, and treatment remain to be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gargan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Plaus
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps