Sarcoma developing in a burn scar: case report and review of the

Burns · Feb 1998

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Sarcoma developing in a burn scar: case report and review of the literature.

The development of malignancy in burn scars is a well known entity. However, burn scar sarcomas are rarely seen. This report presents the first case of a leiomyosarcoma arising in a burn scar of scalp in the English literature.

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- Z Can, S Yilmaz, A Riza, E I Apaydin, and I Kuzu.
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara University Medical Faculty, Turkey. zekican@superonline.com
- Burns. 1998 Feb 1; 24 (1): 68-71.
AbstractThe development of malignancy in burn scars is a well known entity. However, burn scar sarcomas are rarely seen. This report presents the first case of a leiomyosarcoma arising in a burn scar of scalp in the English literature.

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