title: Leishmania scar: a risk factor for the development of basal cell carcinomas.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of skin that usually arises in areas of chronic sun exposure. It rarely originates from smallpox vaccination scars, chickenpox scars, previous surgical scars, or burn scars. We present a case of basal cell carcinoma arising on a leishmania scar on the nasal dorsum 30 years after the primary lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of IInd Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan Erkin
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Unlü
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Oomer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ssensöz
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology