Scar carcinoma arising acutely in a skin graft donor site.

Hammond JS, Thomsen S, Ward CG
The Journal of trauma · 1987 · doi:10.1097/00005373-198706000-00017 · PMID:3298666
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This case report describes an acute squamous cell carcinoma developing in a skin graft donor site approximately six weeks post-procedure and subsequently removed at twelve weeks.

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This case report describes the rare occurrence of acute squamous cell carcinoma developing at a skin graft donor site within six weeks of the initial procedure. The authors highlight that while scar carcinomas typically present after a long latent period, this specific instance manifested rapidly following surgical trauma. The lesion was successfully excised at twelve weeks, illustrating an unusual clinical presentation of malignancy arising in healing tissue. This paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Scar carcinoma is an uncommon but not rare lesion. Although generally appearing after a long latent period, an acute form exits. In this case an acute squamous cell carcinoma appeared in a skin graft donor site at about 6 weeks, and was removed at 12 weeks.
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CASE REPORT: PDF Only Scar Carcinoma Arising Acutely in a Skin Graft Donor Site - JEFFREY S. HAMMOND - SHARON THOMSEN - C. GILLON WARD Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection & Critical Care 27(6):p 681-683, June 1987. Scar carcinoma is an uncommon but not rare lesion. Although generally appearing after a long latent period, an acute form exits. In this case an acute squamous cell carcinoma appeared in a skin graft donor site at about 6 weeks, and was removed at 12 weeks. Copyright © Williams & Wilkins 1987. All Rights Reserved.

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