Open AccessEsophageal squamous cell cancer in Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Is lichen planus a missing link?
Author(s) -
Pazhanivel Mohan,
M. Malathi,
K Senthamizh Selvan,
Abdoul Hamide
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_375_21
Subject(s) - medicine , squamous cell cancer , dermatology , esophageal cancer , link (geometry) , basal cell , cancer , computer network , computer science
This retrospective study analyzed the occurrence of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) in a cohort of patients with Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) and mucosal lichen planus (LP). ESCC occurred in 6.2% cases of PVS, more than half of whom had associated oral LP. Mucosal LP and PVS together may increase the predisposition to ESCC.