The keloidal diathesis, a resistant state to malignancies?

We report clinical observations and immunological and laboratory studies whcih suggest that the tendency toward skin malignancies and the keloid diathesis may be two opposing conditions. We conclude that it is quite possible that a keloidal person, armed with a hypersensitive cell-mediated immune response condition and an overactive enzyme system, has a safeguard against acquiring skin malignancies.