SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA FOLLOWING LICHEN-PLANUS OF THE VULVA

Authors
DWYER CM KERR REI MILLAN DWM
Citation
Cm. Dwyer et al., SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA FOLLOWING LICHEN-PLANUS OF THE VULVA, Clinical and experimental dermatology, 20(2), 1995, pp. 171-172
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Clinical and experimental dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03076938
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
171 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(1995)20:2<171:SCFLOT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A 58-year-old woman presented with typical cutaneous features of liche n planus (LP). She had suffered from vulval pruritus for 3 years, and examination showed lesions suggestive of LP on the vulva. Three months later a plaque developed on the clitoral hood, and biopsy showed an i nvasive squamous carcinoma. After vulvectomy, features of LP were foun d in the excised specimen. Vulval LP should be carefully monitored for possible malignant transformation.