  We consider the problem of existence of a solution $u$ to $\partial_t
u-\partial_{xx} u = 0$ in $(0,T)\times\mathbb{R}_+$ subject to the boundary
condition $-u_x(t,0)+g(u(t,0))=\mu$ on $(0,T)$ where $\mu$ is a measure on
$(0,T)$ and $g$ a continuous nondecreasing function. When $p>1$ we study the
set of self-similar solutions of $\partial_t u-\partial_{xx} u = 0$ in
$\mathbb{R}_+\times\mathbb{R}_+$ such that $-u_x(t,0)+u^p=0$ on $(0,\infty)$.
At end, we present various extensions to a higher dimensional framework.
