Marjolin's ulcer: A non-frequent manifestation of a carcinomatous transformation in a chronic wound – Description of three cases and literature review

Conclusions Marjolin's ulcer is a non-frequent manifestation of a malignant neoplasm. It is an entity, which should be suspected and meticulously diagnosed and treated in all individuals presenting alerting symptoms such as chronic ulcerations of previously injured skin. It is a highly-virulent kind of malignant skin lesion in most cases due to late diagnosis and to histopathological characteristics of the entity. Surgical wide excision is a treatment of choice. In some cases, radiotherapy and limb amputation in some cases of acral localization are advocated. There is no agreement on prophylactic regional lymph node dissection.
Source: Polish Annals of Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research