Marjolin's ulcer in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-196

  Eltorai, Ibrahim M ^a,b   Montroy, Robert E ^a   Kobayashi, Mark ^a   Jakowatz, James ^a   Guttierez, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Marjolin's ulcer; Pressure ulcers; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE DURATION; FATALITY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MARJOLIN ULCER; METAPLASIA; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0036718348     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2002.11753621     Document Type: Article

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