Early Transformed Diabetic Foot Ulcer into a Malignancy: A Case Report | Zendy

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Early Transformed Diabetic Foot Ulcer into a Malignancy: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Sung Bum Park,

Young Koo Lee,

Doo Hyung Lee,

Sue Min Kim,

Hie Won Bae,

Young Uk Park

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of korean foot and ankle society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2288-8551

pISSN - 1738-3757

DOI - 10.14193/jkfas.2018.22.2.78

Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , malignancy , diabetic foot , malignant transformation , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot ulcer , surgery , diabetic ulcers , biopsy , quality of life (healthcare) , pathology , endocrinology , nursing

cancer is 58 years. In addition, it has been reported that the age of the injury is more closely associated with malignant changes than the age of the patient. Marjolin’s ulcers can be classified into acute or chronic types depending on whether they occur within 1 year or after 1 year. The average latent period of the chronic type was reported about more than 30 years. Here, we present a case of Marjolin’s ulcer that developed from early stage untreated diabetic foot ulcer.

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