TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Malignant Wounds A1 - Hamm, Rose A1 - Carey, Joseph N. PY - 2021 T2 - Essential Elements of Wound Diagnosis AB - Most malignant dermal wounds are caused by over-exposure to ultraviolet light or by metastatic spread from a remote neoplasm to the skin; however, some malignancies can cause dermal lesions. In addition some chronic wounds and cutaneous scars, especially from burns, can transition into neoplastic lesions (termed Marjolin’s ulcer)1 and require a totally different plan of care in order to achieve full wound closure. Some of the signs that a wound may be a neoplasm, either benign or malignant, are the following: SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179616627 ER -