Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years

Cases of malignant melanoma on thermal burn scars have occasionally been reported. We report a 78-year-old Japanese female with malignant melanoma on a thermal burn scar with an interval of more than 70 years. Our case reemphasizes the importance of regular examinations in persons with thermal burn...

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Autores principales: Uchida, Shusuke, Oiso, Naoki, Shiga, Kuriko, Narita, Tomohiko, Kawada, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5043246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27721752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446837
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author Uchida, Shusuke
Oiso, Naoki
Shiga, Kuriko
Narita, Tomohiko
Kawada, Akira
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description Cases of malignant melanoma on thermal burn scars have occasionally been reported. We report a 78-year-old Japanese female with malignant melanoma on a thermal burn scar with an interval of more than 70 years. Our case reemphasizes the importance of regular examinations in persons with thermal burn scars.
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spelling pubmed-50432462016-10-07 Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years Uchida, Shusuke Oiso, Naoki Shiga, Kuriko Narita, Tomohiko Kawada, Akira Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Cases of malignant melanoma on thermal burn scars have occasionally been reported. We report a 78-year-old Japanese female with malignant melanoma on a thermal burn scar with an interval of more than 70 years. Our case reemphasizes the importance of regular examinations in persons with thermal burn scars. S. Karger AG 2016-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5043246/ /pubmed/27721752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446837 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title_full Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title_fullStr Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title_full_unstemmed Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title_short Malignant Melanoma on a Thermal Burn Scar with an Interval of More Than 70 Years
title_sort malignant melanoma on a thermal burn scar with an interval of more than 70 years
topic Single Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5043246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27721752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446837
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