title: Carcinoma arising in an amputation stump.
abstract: We describe a 62-year-old diabetic man who presented with squamous cell carcinoma on his right thigh amputation stump 52 years after the procedure. The potential relationship of the chronic irritation by the artificial leg and the malignant transformation of the healing scar as well as optimal treatment options of scar-tissue carcinomas are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakozis
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smookler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caceres
mesh_terms: D000672:Amputation Stumps; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*