Marjolin's Ulcer: is Radical Surgery Enough? About 34 Cases

Abstract

Marjolin's ulceris a well-known, but rare, process of malignant degeneration of traumatized skin, especially burn scars, The predominant malignancy in MU is squamous cell carcinoma. It is characterized by its aggressiveness and its increased risk of recurrences and metastases compared to non-scarrings quamous cell carcinoma. Effect of wires is much more important in African countries, and under-medicalized countries in general. Our work is a retrospective study of 34 cases of Marjolin's ulcer, collected in the plastic surgery department of the CHU Mohammed VI in Marrakech, with the aim of raising the epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of this pathology. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential, without forgetting the important role of prevention which consists of coverage by early skin grafts and regular care of any burn scar.