Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid

Joint Authors

Bell, John L.
Gray, Keith D.
Duncan, Lisa
Lewis, James M.
Fish, Lindsay M.

Source

Case Reports in Surgery

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-02-07

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Ionizing radiation has been used therapeutically for a variety of clinical conditions, including treatment of hypertrophic keloids.

Keloids may rarely be associated with malignancy, but the use of low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies.

We describe a case in which a primary desmoplastic melanoma arose in a long-standing, previously irradiated keloid.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Fish, Lindsay M.& Duncan, Lisa& Gray, Keith D.& Bell, John L.& Lewis, James M.. 2012. Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Fish, Lindsay M.…[et al.]. Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Fish, Lindsay M.& Duncan, Lisa& Gray, Keith D.& Bell, John L.& Lewis, James M.. Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid. Case Reports in Surgery. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451110

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-451110