Marjolin's ulcer: Modern analysis of an ancient problem

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-191

  Kerr Valentic, Mahlon A ^a   Samimi, Kian ^a   Rohlen, Brooks H ^a   Agarwal, Jayant P ^a   Rockwell, W Bradford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MARJOLIN ULCER; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULCER; VENOUS STASIS; WOUND; BURN; CANCER STAGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; ULCER;

EID: 60549096463     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181904d86     Document Type: Article

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