Malignant transformation of leg ulcers: A retrospective study of 85 cases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 935-941

  Combemale, P ^a   Bousquet, M ^a   Kanitakis, J ^b   Bernard, P ^c  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Aquamous cell carcinoma; Basal cell carcinoma; Leg ulcer; Malignant transformation; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALING; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ULCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISCERAL METASTASIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547124078     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02118.x     Document Type: Article

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