Marjolin’s ulcer: a preventable malignancy arising from scars

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all the 17 MU cases

Patient	Age (years)	Gender	Etiology	Latency period (years)	Pre-ulceration period (years)	Cause for ulceration	Repeated or not	Localization	Lesion appearance	Treatment	Outcome
1	56	M	Flame burn	27	0	Incomplete healing	Yes	Left leg	Ulcerated	ALT flap	Tumor-free for 5 years
2	87	M	Venous ulcer	30	0	Spontaneous	Yes	Right leg	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Tumor-free for 2 years
3	71	M	Trauma	10	0	Incomplete healing	Yes	Right gluteal	Ulcerated	SGAP flap	Death
4	70	F	Oil burn	1	0	Incomplete healing	Yes	Face	Ulcerated	Local flap	Tumor-free for 3 years
5	82	M	Trauma	2	0	Incomplete healing	Yes	Right hand	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Tumor-free for 6 years
6	60	F	Trauma	8	0	Incomplete healing	Yes	Gluteal	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Death
7	71	M	Trauma	10	5	Spontaneous	Yes	Left hand	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Tumor-free for 2 years
8	59	F	Infection	30	10	Spontaneous	Yes	Back	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Lost to follow-up
9	34	M	Flame burn	32	13	Spontaneous	Yes	Scalp	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Death
10	42	M	Steam burn	15	15	Spontaneous	No	Right leg	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Lost to follow-up
11	35	F	Flame burn	35	29	Accidental abrasion	Yes	Scalp	Ulcerated	ALT flap	Tumor-free for 1 year
12	57	F	Trauma	42	41	Accidental abrasion	No	Left hand	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Recurrence 3 years later
13	48	F	Infection	42	42	Scratching	No	Scalp	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Lost to follow-up
14	70	M	Steam burn	45	45	Spontaneous	No	Right leg	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Tumor-free for 4 years
15	78	M	Flame burn	45	45	No	No	Chest	Exophytic	Skin grafting	Death
16	68	M	Infection	58	58	Spontaneous	No	Gluteal	Ulcerated	SGAP flap	Recurrence 1 year later
17	62	F	Flame burn	61	60	Spontaneous	No	Scalp	Ulcerated	Skin grafting	Tumor-free for 2 years

ALT flap = anterolateral thigh flap; SGAP flap = superior gluteal artery perforator flap.

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