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Venous ulcer presenting as a pathological fracture
Author(s) -
BURROWS N.P.,
LYALL H.A.
Publication year - 1994
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.1365-2230.1994.tb01175.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , basal cell , surgery , venous leg ulcer , pathology
Summary The case of a 71‐year‐old woman is reported, who neglected a chronic venous ulcer, and presented to the orthopaedic surgeons with a pathological fracture of her tibia due to an invasive squamous cell carcinoma arising from the ulcer. Malignant degeneration of venous ulcers is fortunately rare. However, this case emphasizes the need for regular assessment of long‐standing venous ulcers, and illustrates that they may present as an acute emergency to other specialities.