Abstract
An 81-year-old woman was scalded with tempura oil on the left forearm about 1 year ago and formed an ulcer. We continued local drug treatment with a nearby doctor, but the blistering and ulceration gradually spread. Because she had been admitted to our hospital's orthopedics department for a fracture, she had consulted our department. Physical examination revealed a slightly circular, crimson granulated aspect with clear boundaries, with a diameter of 2cm on the left forearm. We took it to be surplus granulation resulting from the scald treatment in our department and treated it, but it didn't epithelize. So we performed a skin biopsy and diagnosed the neoplasm as Bowen's disease. We removed it surgically with a border of 1cm, and performed pedicle flap plastic surgery. There was no evidence of recurrence for half a year.[Skin Cancer (Japan) 2010 ; 25 : 372-375]
