title: Can a tight saree wear cause cancer? - a rare case report.
abstract: Skin cancer is rare in India with an incidence of about less than 1% of all cancers. Saree Cancer, a kind of skin cancer is rarer entity, which arises from the frequent abrasion over skin caused by tying the rope in inskirts, often tied tightly so that the saree does not slip. This causes hyperpigmented abrasion, ulcer and then may lead to cancer. This report is about a 40-year-old female with non-healing ulcer of six months duration with rapid increase in size over the past one month. The ulcer measured 4x2 cm in size. The patient underwent excision of the tumour and the margins were positive. Re-excision was done for positive margins and re-growth of the tumour. This is one the first few reports on saree cancer.
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Subathira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasundaram
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Rathnadevi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramadas
authors.affiliation: Advisor, Cyberknife and Oncology Services, Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Janos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stumpf
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Khader A K
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Karthikeyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Perumal
keywords: Dhoti cancer; Marjolin’s ulcer; Saree cancer; Waist dermatoses