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We conducted a retrospective study analysing clinical data from patients initially diagnosed with skin ulcers at our hospital between July 2021 and February 2025, and analysed the epidemiological characteristics of malignant transformation in these ulcer cases. Among 128 patients initially diagnosed with skin ulcers, 16 cases (12.5%) were confirmed with cutaneous malignancies. The malignant group had a significantly higher mean age (69.44\u2009\u00b1\u200911.30\u2009years) compared to the non\u2010malignant group (58.39\u2009\u00b1\u200917.88\u2009years; t\u2009=\u20095.752,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.01). The distribution of lesion sites differed significantly between the malignant and non\u2010malignant groups (\u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009=\u200930.498,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). In the malignant group, the head and neck (41.2%) and trunk &amp; extremities (41.2%) were the predominant sites. The most common malignancy was squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The trunk &amp; extremities was the most frequent site (62.5%). The second was basal cell carcinoma, which mainly occurs in the head and neck (80.0%). The mean duration of ulceration was 4.5\u2009years. The primary treatment modality was surgical excision (11 cases, 68.8%). Approximately one\u2010seventh of skin ulcer cases were confirmed as cutaneous malignancies. This finding underscores the significance of skin ulcers as potential malignant lesions, highlighting the need for clinicians to maintain a high index of suspicion and promptly perform histopathological examinations to improve early detection rates of skin cancers.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/iwj.70812","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,5]],"date-time":"2026-01-05T04:51:13Z","timestamp":1767588673000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Single\u2010Center Epidemiological Analysis of Malignant Transformation With Skin Ulcers in Outpatients"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Yaoyao","family":"Kong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University  Jinan Shandong China"},{"name":"Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences  Jinan Shandong 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