title: A rare case of burn scar malignancy.
abstract: Malignant changes in burn scars have long been reported in the literature. Most cases are squamous cell carcinomas and some other epithelial cell carcinomas. Soft tissue tumours are considered rare. A rare case of sarcoma arising in a scar on the sole of the foot in a 64-year-old male is reported. He had suffered fire burns 25 years previously. Histological findings indicated that the tumour was a pleomorphic liposarcoma. Amputation was performed, but he died 3 months after the operation. To our knowledge, this is only the second case of liposarcoma developing in a burn scar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumolo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017169:Neoplasms, Post-Traumatic