title: Melanoma arising on a scar 10 years after a burn: management and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of a melanoma arising after about 10 years after a burn injury. This is an uncommon example of a carcinogenetic event that could be prevented or diagnosed early. Usually, the mutagenic event clinically appears many years after the burn especially if it was not treated correctly with a careful surgical approach. The average time of latency could be found in literature as 46.5 years from the burn, whereas our case was only 10. A frequent and very long follow-up of the burn scars could represent a valid prophylactic option to avoid neoplastic proliferation if the tumor appears.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatologic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology Department, San Giovanni Hospital, Turin, Italy. simoneribero@gmail.com
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ribero
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caliendo
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lauro
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macripò
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology