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Microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma arising on lichen sclerosus of the penis
Author(s) -
Nasca MR,
Panetta C,
Micali G,
Innocenzi D
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00742.x
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , penis , dermatology , basal cell , incidence (geometry) , penile cancer , sex organ , surgery , pathology , physics , optics , biology , genetics
The case of a 70‐year‐old white man with a 10‐year history of penile lichen sclerosus (LS) who developed microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma on LS is described. A high incidence of penile cancer arising on genital LS has recently been observed. The authors stress the importance of an adequate diagnosis and long‐term follow‐up in patients with penile LS because of the malignant potential of the disease.