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01-07-2024 | Melanoma | Review

Malignant melanoma arising in a burn scar

Authors: Emily Ma, Shealinna Ge, Walter L. Rush, Jill Allbritton

Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research | Issue 5/2024

Abstract

Secondary malignancies are rare but devastating complications of longstanding burn scars. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common, followed by basal cell carcinoma and melanomas. There are fewer than 50 total reported cases of malignant melanomas arising in burn scars. We report a case of malignant melanoma arising within a longstanding burn scar confirmed by histology, FISH, and PRAME staining to further characterize melanomas arising in burn scars and to illustrate the diagnostic challenges they present.

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Title: Malignant melanoma arising in a burn scar
Authors: Emily Ma
Shealinna Ge
Walter L. Rush
Jill Allbritton
Publication date: 01-07-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Melanoma
Melanoma
Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization
Basalioma
Basalioma
Basalioma
Basalioma
Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research / Issue 5/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-3696
Electronic ISSN: 1432-069X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02861-0

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