Marjolin’s ulcer: A case report of chronic leg ulcer leading to squamous cell carcinoma

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34 1 Department of Orthopaedic, Hospital Kuala Lipis, 27200 Kuala Lipis, Pahang, MALAYSIA 2 Department of Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lipis, 27200 Kuala Lipis, Pahang, MALAYSIA 3 Department of Pathology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 25300 Kuantan, Pahang, MALAYSIA 4 Department of Radiology, Hospital Kemaman, 24000 Kemaman, Terengganu, MALAYSIA Marjolin’s ulcer A case report of chronic leg ulcer leading to squamous cell carcinoma Ren Yi Kow 1 , Dhiauddin Hai Ismail 2 , Jamaluddin Shafie 1 , Ruben Jaya Kumar 1 , Nor Hafliza Md Salleh 3 , Chooi Leng Low 4 Case Report IeJSME 2016 10(3) 34-36 Introduction Marjolin’s ulcer is a malignant cutaneous ulcer that undergoes transformation from a previously traumatized or chronically inflammed skin. 1 Causes leading to ulcerations can be burn injury, trauma, chronic osteomyelitis and varicose ulcers. 2 It is named after a French surgeon, Jean Nicolas Marjolin, who first described the condition in patients who developed malignant ulcers from burn scars. 3 We report a case of a chronic non-healing foot ulcer that has become a Marjolin’s ulcer after 12 years