Squamous cell carcinoma arising in vulval lichen planus
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 131 (5) , 703-705
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb04987.x
Abstract
We report two cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising in vulval lichen planus. Patients with lichen planus should be examined for evidence of genital involvement. If this is present, such patients should be closely monitored, and any atypical lesions biopsied.Keywords
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