title: Marjolin's ulcer of the hallux.
abstract: We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with malignant degeneration of a right hallux nail bed ulcer of 20 years' duration. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnostic features of Marjolin's ulcer, a well-defined but uncommon malignant ulcer that occurs in chronic wounds and cutaneous scars. In this report, we describe the clinical and histopathologic features and the differential diagnosis of this unusual lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. sasapa2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavlovic
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Surowiec
authors.forename: Marylee
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braniecki
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis