title: Clinical features and treatment outcomes of skin cancer arising from burn scar: a single-institution experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to investigate the clinicopathological features and long-term outcomes of patients with skin cancer arising from burn scar (SCBS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients diagnosed with SCBS between January 2000 and May 2012. A total of 44 patients were enrolled in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median latent period between burn injury and development of SCBS was 32 years (range, 8-78 years). The most frequent sites of SCBS were the lower limbs (68.2%) followed by the upper limbs (15.9%) and trunk (11.4%). Most patients (95.4%) had squamous cell carcinoma. Of 34 patients with localized disease at the time of diagnosis, 33 patients are alive with no evidence of recurrence. Of 10 patients with regional lymph node metastasis (referred to as locally advanced disease), 4 died of disease progression and 5 are alive with metastatic disease in the lymph nodes, bone or lung. Patients with localized disease survived longer than patients with locally advanced disease ( P = 0.000). In patients with locally advanced disease, the median overall survival time was 16 months (95% CI, 2.88-29.4 months).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While localized SCBS is a potentially curable disease, locally advanced SCBS has a poor prognosis in spite of aggressive treatment. These results suggest that early recognition and aggressive treatment are essential to improve the outcomes of SCBS.
authors.forename: Jun Jae
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Hyeong Su
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Minsun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Kyoung Ju
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome