Which ulcer is likely to develop in a long standing chronic venous ulcer?
Correct Answer: Marjolin ulcer
Description: - Marjolin's ulcer: Arises from long standing ulcer or burn scar Is a low-grade squamous cell carcinoma Destruction of - Nerves - painless - Vessels - slow growth, radio resistant, no distant metastasis - Lymphatics - no lymph node metastasis - Diagnosis by biopsy - Treated by wide local excision with flap closure
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