Malignant Transformation of a Chronic Venous Stasis Ulcer to Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Diabetic Patient: Case Study and Review of the Pathophysiology

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-79

  Schnirring Judge, Molly ^a   Belpedio, Drew ^a  

^a Mercy Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; neoplasm; squamous cell; surgery; wound

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLADDER CANCER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; FOOT EDEMA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEG EDEMA; LEG ULCER; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVIEW; VENOUS STASIS; WOUND CARE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 73049089644     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.015     Document Type: Review

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