title: Sarcoma developing in a burn scar: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara University Medical Faculty, Turkey. zekican@superonline.com
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Can
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riza
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuzu
mesh_terms: 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