Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

A round-up of the ONWARDS phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the novel weekly insulin icodec in people with diabetes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 7/2003

01-12-2003 | Case Report

Squamous carcinoma in a pressure sore with a very short latency period

Authors: O. Tan, B. Atik, M. Bekerecioglu, M. Tercan, I. Bayram

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 7/2003

Login to get access

Abstract

Malignancy in a chronic pressure sore is rare among Marjolin’s ulcers. Carcinomas arising in pressure sores are highly aggressive and usually fatal. Although carcinomas in pressure sores are generally well-differentiated squamous carcinomas, they can show quite an aggressive course and do not respond either to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The mortality rate is high despite wide surgical resection. It must be kept in mind that carcinomas may arise in pressure sores and treatment must be early and aggressive. We report a squamous carcinoma arising in a pressure sore that had a very short latency period. The related literature was reviewed.
Literature
1.
Arons MS, Lynch JB, Lewis SR, Blocker TG (1965) Scar tissue carcinoma. I. A clinical study with special reference to burn scar carcinoma. Ann Surg 161:170PubMed
2.
Bostwick J, Pendergrast WJ, Vasconez LO (1976) Marjolin’s ulcer: an immunologically privileged tumor? Plast Reconstr Surg 57:66
3.
Ceuppens A, Wylock P, De Raeve H (1997) Carcinoma in a pressure sore. Br J Plast Surg 50:382
4.
Coburn RJ (1978) Malignant ulcers following trauma. In: Cancer of the skin, vol 2, Saunders, Philadelphia
5.
Crawley WA, Dellon AL, Ryan JJ (1978) Does host response determine the prognosis in scar carcinoma? Plast Reconstr Surg 62:407
6.
Dumurgier C, Pujol G, Chevaley J, Bassoulet H, Ucla E, Stchepinsky P (1991) Pressure sore carcinoma: a late but fulminant complication of pressure sores in spinal cord injury patients: case reports. Paraplegia 29:390PubMed
7.
Dvork HF (1986) Tumors: wounds that do not heal. N Engl J Med 315:1650
8.
Esther RJ, Lamps L, Schwartz HS (1999) Marjolin ulcers: secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds. J South Orthop Assoc 8(3):181PubMed
9.
Fleming MD, Hunt JL, Purdue GF, Sandstad J (1990) Marjolin’s ulcer: a review and re-evaluation of a difficult problem. J Burn Care Rehab 11:460
10.
Futrell JW, Myers GH (1972) The burn scar as an immunologically privileged site. Surg Forum 23:129PubMed
11.
Grotting JC, Bunkis J, Vasconez LO (1987) Pressure sore carcinoma. Ann Plastic Surg 118:527
12.
Herman LE, Rothman KF (1989) Prevention, care and treatment of pressure (decubitus) ulcers in intensive care unit patients. J Intensive Care Med 4:117
13.
Horton CE,Crawford HH, Love HS, et al (1958) The malignant potential of the burn scar. Plast Reconstr Surg 22:348
14.
Lenz O, Plogmeier K, Fansa H, Schneider W (2001) Surgical treatment of cicatricial carcinoma—methods and results. Chirurg 72(6):690CrossRefPubMed
15.
Menkin V (1960) Role of inflammation in carcinogenesis. Br J Med 1:1586
16.
Mustoe T, Upton J, Marcellino V, Tun CJ, Rossier AB, Hachend HJ (1986) Carcinoma in chronic pressure sores: a fulminant disease process. Plast Reconstr Surg 77:116
17.
Ozek C, Cankayali R, Bilkay U et al (2001) Marjolin’s ulcers arising in burn scars. J Burn Care Rehabil 22:384PubMed
18.
Ratliff CR (2002) Two case studies of Marjolin’s ulcers in patients referred for management of chronic pressure ulcers. J WOCN 29:266CrossRef
19.
Ryan RF, Litwin MS, Krementz ET (1981) A new concept in the management of Marjolin’s ulcers. Ann Surg 193:598PubMed
20.
Stankard CE, Cruse CW, Wells KE, Karl R (1993) Chronic pressure ulcer carcinomas. Ann Plast Surg 30:274
Metadata
Title
Squamous carcinoma in a pressure sore with a very short latency period
Authors
O. Tan
B. Atik
M. Bekerecioglu
M. Tercan
I. Bayram
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 7/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-003-0565-y

Other articles of this Issue 7/2003

European Journal of Plastic Surgery 7/2003 Go to the issue

Editor’s Comment

M. Hussain et al.: Nipple–areola reconstruction: Outcome assessment

Case Report

Flow-through anterolateral thigh flap reconstruction as a salvage procedure

Book Review

J.J. Older: Eyelid Tumors: Clinical Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment, 2nd Edn

Forthcoming meetings & events

Announcements

Original Paper

Emergency repair of lacrimal canaliculus

Letter to the Editor

Commentary on “Can face-to-face patient education be replaced by computer-based education?,” A review by Keulers et al.