Skin Cancer Arising in Scars: A Systematic Review

Wallingford, Sarah C.; Olsen, Catherine M.; Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I.; Green, Adèle C.

doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02060.x

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“…80,81 Several cases of skin cancer, mainly SCCs, in burn scars have been reported, however, population-based data did not show an increased skin cancer risk. 82,83…”

Section: Scc Histology and Behavior In General And In Otrsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Swedish organ transplantation cohort: A study of clinicopathological characteristics and mortality

Krynitz

Rozell

Lyth

et al. 2015

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…80,81 Several cases of skin cancer, mainly SCCs, in burn scars have been reported, however, population-based data did not show an increased skin cancer risk. 82,83…”

Section: Scc Histology and Behavior In General And In Otrsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Swedish organ transplantation cohort: A study of clinicopathological characteristics and mortality

Krynitz

Rozell

Lyth

et al. 2015

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…Locally recurrent tumors start growing within a region of a scar and possess the same histological features as the primary tumor . During the regular check‐up for early detection of local recurrence, a practical advice on biopsy procedure is based on scar visual inspection by oncologist/dermatologist and the quantitative assessments (when available).…”

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Autofluorescence imaging for recurrence detection in skin cancer postoperative scars

Tamošiūnas

Plorina

Lange

et al. 2020

Journal of Biophotonics

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This clinical study is a first attempt to use autofluorescence for recurrence diagnosis of skin cancer in postoperative scars. The proposed diagnostic parameter is based on a reduction in scar autofluorescence, evaluated in the green spectral channel. The validity of the method has been tested on 110 postoperative scars from 56 patients suspected of non‐melanoma skin cancer, with eight patients (13 scars) available for the repeated examination. The recurrence diagnosis within a scar has been made after two subsequent autofluorescence check‐ups, representing the temporal difference between the scar autofluorescence amplitudes as a vector. The recognition of recurrence has been discussed to represent the significant deviations from the value of vector angle θ. This new autofluorescence‐based method can be easily integrated into the postoperative monitoring of surgical scars and can help diagnose the recurrence of skin cancer from the early stage of scar development.

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“…While cutaneous SCC is caused by a range of factors including burns and chronic infection, especially in countries whose populations are innately dark skinned, the vast majority of SCCs are associated with actinic skin damage and these SCCs are the main focus of the present review.…”

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“…3 In addition to public sector costs, SCC treatment incurs direct patient costs, income losses and premature mortality as well as cosmetic and functional impairment. 4 While cutaneous SCC is caused by a range of factors including burns 5 and chronic infection, especially in countries whose populations are innately dark skinned, 6 the vast majority of SCCs are associated with actinic skin damage and these SCCs are the main focus of the present review.…”

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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: an epidemiological review

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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common cancer in white populations and its disease burden is often substantially underestimated. SCC occurs more often in men than women and increases dramatically with age; those affected often develop multiple primaries over time, which increases the burden. The main external cause is solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), with immunosuppression being the other established risk factor, shown by the high SCC rates in organ transplant recipients. Sunbed use and certain genetic disorders and medical conditions are also associated with SCC, while associations with human papillomavirus infection and high bodyweight are not established. The presence of actinic keratoses (AKs) on sun-damaged skin is one of the strongest predictors of SCC in unaffected people and a very small proportion of AKs are SCC precursors, although the true rate of malignant transformation of AKs is unknown. The mainstay of SCC prevention is protection of the skin from undue sun exposure by use of clothing cover and sunscreen during summer or in sunny places. Educational, behavioural and multicomponent interventions directed at individuals ranging from parents of newborns, to school children and adolescents, to outdoor workers, have repeatedly been shown to be effective in improving sun-protective behaviours. Health policies can facilitate SCC prevention by setting standards for relevant behaviours to reduce UVR exposure, for example, by legislated restriction of the tanning industry. Skin cancer prevention initiatives are generally highly cost-effective and public investment should be encouraged to control the growing public health problems caused by SCC.

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Skin Cancer Arising in Scars: A Systematic Review

Abstract: BACKGROUND-Despite numerous case reports, epidemiologic evidence regarding true rate of skin cancer in scars of any etiology is sparse.

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

Cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Swedish organ transplantation cohort: A study of clinicopathological characteristics and mortality

Cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Swedish organ transplantation cohort: A study of clinicopathological characteristics and mortality

Autofluorescence imaging for recurrence detection in skin cancer postoperative scars

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: an epidemiological review

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