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Bowen's disease arising in a scar—a case report and review of the relationship between trauma and malignancy
Author(s) -
KEEFE MARTIN,
SMITH GEORGE D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb01242.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , medicine , disease , surgery , dermatology , pathology
Summary A 55‐year‐old female presented with a 1‐year history of Bowen's disease on the leg at the site of a scar from an injury that occurred at 5 years‐of‐age. The clinical features in this case suggest a causal relationship, although trauma may have been acting as a co‐carcinogenic factor to an unknown primary‐cause. The relationship between trauma and malignancy is reviewed and proposals for further investigation are discussed.