Paraplegia in a patient with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome: surgical and reconstructive treatment of Marjolin’s ulcer. A case report

Abstract

Study design: Marjolin's ulcer is a squamous cell carcinoma that develops in posttraumatic scars and chronic wounds. Suspicion of such lesions should be raised in chronic wounds demonstrating characteristic changes. We have reported the peculiar phenomenon of malignant transformation of chronic pressure sores that occurred in a paraplegic patient. Objectives: The aim of this study was to cover the extensive defects by a last resort reconstructive option. Setting: