SynthesisDermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]2011
Skin cancer arising in scars: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Pooled Oncological Outcomes in Marjolin's Ulcer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2026Review
- A Multifaceted Holistic Review of the Literature on Scar Dermatoses.International wound journal · 2026Review
- Basal Cell Carcinoma: Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on Scar Tissue Manifestation and Post-Vaccination Incidence.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- [Indications, selection, and effect of flap application in repairing scar carcinoma in the lower leg and ankle].Zhonghua shao shang za zhi = Zhonghua shaoshang zazhi = Chinese journal of burns · 2021Article
- A case of squamous cell carcinoma occurring on a scar of Buruli ulcer in Bouake, Ivory Coast.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Prognosis Analysis of Marjolin's Ulcer in 40 Cases.Current medical science · 2018Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Long Noncoding RNAs and Messenger RNAs Expression Profiles in Patients with Marjolin Ulcer.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- A rare development of basal cell carcinoma on trichoepithelioma in a chemical burn scar tissue: A case report.Medicine · 2018Article
- Amelanotic Melanoma Arising in Surgical Cicatrix: A Case Report.Case reports in dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDespite numerous case reports, epidemiologic evidence regarding true rate of skin cancer in scars of any etiology is sparse.
methodsSystematic literature review of all published epidemiologic studies on skin cancer in scar tissue from surgery, ulcers, or burns using citation databases and manual review.
resultsThere were no epidemiologic data to quantify risk of skin cancer in surgical scars or chronic ulcers. Two eligible cohort studies were identified, from Denmark and Sweden, in which skin cancers in 16, 903 and 37,095 burn patients, respectively, were ascertained through cancer registry follow-up. Each reported standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for skin cancer types on any site that were uniformly less than unity compared with the general population. Only the Danish cohort assessed skin cancers specifically on past burn injury sites and found a burn-site-specific SIR of 1.2 (95% confidence interval (CI)=0.4-2.7) for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 0.7 (95% CI=0.4-1.1) for basal cell carcinoma, and 0.3 (95% CI=0.0-1.2) for melanoma.
conclusionsAvailable epidemiologic data suggest that burn patients are not at higher risk of skin cancers in general, although a modest excess of SCC in burn scars cannot be excluded, nor can excess risk with longer follow-up. Risk of skin cancer in scars other than burn scars has not been investigated epidemiologically.
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