Sarcoma developing in a burn scar: case report and review of the literature.
The development of malignancy in burn scars is a well known entity. However, burn scar sarcomas are rarely seen. This report presents the first case of a leiomyosarcoma arising in a burn scar of scalp in the English literature.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara University Medical Faculty, Turkey. zekican@superonline.com
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015626:Tissue Expansion