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Review
. 2004 Nov;13(10):447-8.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2004.13.10.26694.

The diagnosis and treatment of carcinomas occurring at the sites of chronic pressure ulcers

H Chraibi  1 , O Dereure, L Téot, B Guillot
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The diagnosis and treatment of carcinomas occurring at the sites of chronic pressure ulcers

H Chraibi et al. J Wound Care. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Tumours that develop at the sites of pressure ulcers are very aggressive. Removal is thus crucial, but such cases are difficult to diagnose. This paper discusses a rare case of Marjolin's ulcer, which was treated with excision and radiotherapy.

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