Kangri cancer is a type of squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin.

It is found only in Kashmir

in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent. It occurs on the lower abdomen and inner thighs
and is due to the use of a kanger, a ceramic pot covered with wicker-work, carried as a source
of warmth during cold weather. One of the earliest records of the condition was made in 1881
by surgeons at the Kashmir Mission Hospital and its cause was recognized in the early 20th
century by Arthur Neve.[1][2]

Despite current knowledge of the cause of this condition, cases are still being reported.[3]

Other conditions associated with prolonged use of kangri in this fashion include erythema ab
igne, a reticulate hypermelanosis with erythema.