title: Squamous cell carcinoma in chronic wound: Marjolin ulcer.
abstract: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant tumor that can occur in normal skin, but commonly evolves from precursor lesions. SCC arising in ulcers is a rare and often aggressive cutaneous malignancy that arises from chronic wounds or old scars and is the most common histological tumor type found in Marjolin ulcer. Most frequently occurs in patients of low socioeconomic status, with limited access to health services, as a result of burns and other neglected injuries. Herein, we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma originating from a longstanding decubitus ulcer in a 56-year-old paraplegic man.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cocchetto
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magrin
authors.forename: Roberta Andrade
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Márcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aidé
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monte Razo
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantaleão
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology