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Marjolin’s Ulcer of the Hallux

Sasha Pavlovic Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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Marylee Braniecki Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with malignant degeneration of a right hallux nail bed ulcer of 20 years’ duration. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnostic features of Marjolin’s ulcer, a well-defined but uncommon malignant ulcer that occurs in chronic wounds and cutaneous scars. In this report, we describe the clinical and histopathologic features and the differential diagnosis of this unusual lesion. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 103(3): 250–253, 2013)

Corresponding author: Sasha Pavlovic, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology (MC 847), University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S Wood St, Suite 130 CSN, Chicago, IL 60612. (E-mail: sasapa2@yahoo.com)
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