%0 Journal Article
%T Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers at Sites of Previous Frostbite: Case Report and Review
%A Abay Makishev
%A Khalel Imanbayev
%A Murat Zhagiparov
%A Pauline McLoone
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Dermatology".
%D 2018
%R 10.1159/000486477
%X The association between ultraviolet radiation exposure and skin cancer is well established. Limited studies have reported an association between frostbite and the development of non-melanoma skin cancer but evidence for a proven link is insufficient and possible carcinogenic mechanisms have not been fully explored. In this report, 3 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer (1 case of basal cell carcinoma and 2 cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin) which developed at a site of previous frostbite caused by exposure to extremely cold temperatures in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, are described
%K Skin cancer
%K Cold injury
%K Frostbite
%K Carcinogenesis
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836220/