Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients
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Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients
BACKGROUND Due to improved care, more and more children born with spina bifida in rural Kenya are surviving into adulthood. This improved survival has led to significant challenges in their lifestyles, especially the need to ensure pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Malignant degeneration of pressure ulcers in spina bifida patients is very rare. The author describes the clinical presentat...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-108