01219nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653002900070653001100099653001800110653001100128653001200139653001300151653001600164653001200180653000900192653001900201653001500220100001600235700001600251245005300267300001000320490000700330520057800337022001400915       1988                            d  c1988 Oct10aAmputation10aCarcinoma, Squamous Cell10aFemale10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aMelanoma10aMiddle Aged10aNigeria10aSkin10aSkin Neoplasms10aSkin Ulcer1 aMajoroh T O1 aImongan W I00aCarcinoma in plantar ulcers of leprosy patients.  a365-80 v403 a<p>Three cases presenting clinically with carcinomata developing from long standing plantar ulcers are presented. Intra operational histopathological examination confirmed two cases of squamous cell carcinoma and one case of malignant melanoma. Two of the patients had developed distant metastases in the brain, chest and regional lymph nodes at presentation. All had below knee amputation. The regional lymph nodes were not interfered with in any of them. One finally died, one was discharged home fully fit while the third's clinical condition has been deteriorating.</p>  a0041-3232