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The type of CarCinoma develop in Marjolin Ulcer is
A. Basal Cell Carcinoma
B. Fibrogenic Sarcoma
C. Adeno Carcinoma
D. None

 

Ans. (A)

One study reports an incidence of 1:1000 occurrences in patients with chronic venous stasrs ulcers." Squamous cell carcinomas are by far the commonest type of cancer arising from Marjolin ulcers, with basal cell carcinomas coming second. Other neoplasms have been reported arising from chronic ulcers; these include melanoma, osteogenic sarcoma," fibrosarcoma,' liposarcoma. carcinosarcoma. and carcinoma in situ.' Additional Reference- Scar malignancies are generally known as Marjolins ulcer and the majority of them are epidermoid carcinomas. In addition to epidermoid carcinomas, Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) also can grow in various scars. Basal cell carcinoma cases developing in surgical scars are extremely rare; only 5 cases have been encountered in available English literature