Chronic leg ulcers: a manifestation of basal cell carcinoma. Surgical treatment

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Chronic leg ulcers and basal cell carcinoma

“…We read with great interest the article by Dr García‐Hernández et al 1 . that confirms the low incidence of basal cell carcinoma in leg ulcers (1 case in 134 ulcers).…”

“…We read with great interest the article by Dr García-Hernández et al 1 that confirms the low incidence of basal cell carcinoma in leg ulcers (1 case in 134 ulcers). We would like to report four other patients, which illustrate the difficulties of clinical diagnosis of these infrequent lesions.…”

Malignant Transformation of a Chronic Venous Stasis Ulcer to Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Diabetic Patient: Case Study and Review of the Pathophysiology

“…In the current literature, 2.2% of leg ulcers are considered to be skin cancer, more often BCC (75%) than SCC, and 2.4% of ulcers arising from chronic venous stasis will undergo malignant transformation (23). The incidence of BCC arising from chronic ulcerations, however, is quite low when one thinks of the vast number of these wounds encountered in everyday practice (24). Interestingly, a study of 125 cases found that 25% of patients with BCC had concomitant chronic venous stasis (25), suggesting a relationship between venous disease and BCC.…”