Can a tight saree wear cause cancer? - a rare case report

Skin cancer is rare in India with an incidence of about less than 1% of all cancers. Saree Cancer, a kind of skin cancer is rarer entity, which arises from the frequent abrasion over skin caused by tying the rope in inskirts, often tied tightly so that the saree does not slip. This causes hyperpigmented abrasion, ulcer and then may lead to cancer. This report is about a 40-year-old female with non-healing ulcer of six months duration with rapid increase in size over the past one month. The ulcer measured 4x2 cm in size. The patient underwent excision of the tumour and the margins were positive. Re-excision was done for positive margins and re-growth of the tumour. This is one the first few reports on saree cancer.