Marjolin's ulcer, which was first described more than 1.5 centuries ago, involves a rare malignant transformation of chronic scar tissue or ulcer. Marjolin's ulcer invading the skull, dura mater and the brain is quite exceptional. A case is presented of a patient with a massive Marjolin's ulcer arising in chronic scarring of the scalp following a fire burn 57 years previously. The tumour had invaded the skull, dura mater and the brain. The patient was treated surgically but died after 20 days. This report aims to highlight the importance of appropriate and expeditious initial wound management of scar ulcers of the scalp.
La úlcera de Marjolin, que se describió por vez primera hace más de siglo y medio, se refiere a la rara transformación maligna de una vieja cicatriz o de una úlcera crónica. La úlcera de Marjolin, que invada el cráneo y el cerebro es bastante excepcional. Se presenta el caso de un paciente con una extensa úlcera de Marjolin, que aparece en una cicatriz secundaria a una quemadura ocurrida 50 años antes. El tumor había invadido el cráneo, la duramadre y el cerebro. Se enfermo murió 20 días después de la intervención quirúrgica. Este trabajo tiene como fin destacar la importancia de un tratamiento, rápido y apropiado, de las cicatrices ulceradas del cuero cabelludo.
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