Snapshot quiz (January 2021)

Published: 02/09/2021

Authors: N. Akhtar, D. Chakrabarti, S. Rajan, S. Qayoom, V. Kumar and S. Parveen

The patient has a Marjolin’s ulcer, which is an eponym for an aggressive squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in a region of chronic inflammation or trauma due to burns, osteomyelitis, venous ulcers, pressure ulcers or radiation dermatitis. Named after the 18th-century French surgeon Jean-Nicolas Marjolin, these lesions were classically described for ulcers around a burn cicatrix. This patient underwent a margin-free resection and is disease-free at 3 years.