A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus
Lichen sclerosus (LS) et atrophicus is a known premalignant condition affecting both sexes. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy seen in LS et atrophicus. We report a case of 42-year-old female suffering from vulval LS et atrophicus for 12 years who developed squamous cell carcinoma...
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| author | Pankaj Das Sandeep Arora Pragya Sharma Gautam Kumar Singh Prachi Verma |
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| description | Lichen sclerosus (LS) et atrophicus is a known premalignant condition affecting both sexes. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy seen in LS et atrophicus. We report a case of 42-year-old female suffering from vulval LS et atrophicus for 12 years who developed squamous cell carcinoma. It is imperative to counsel the patients with LS regarding the malignant potential and actively monitor them for better outcome in terms of survival as well as quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4a189980e77460992701bc477b58a372022-12-22T04:30:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Marine Medical Society0975-36052022-01-0124312913110.4103/jmms.jmms_112_21A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosusPankaj DasSandeep AroraPragya SharmaGautam Kumar SinghPrachi VermaLichen sclerosus (LS) et atrophicus is a known premalignant condition affecting both sexes. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy seen in LS et atrophicus. We report a case of 42-year-old female suffering from vulval LS et atrophicus for 12 years who developed squamous cell carcinoma. It is imperative to counsel the patients with LS regarding the malignant potential and actively monitor them for better outcome in terms of survival as well as quality of life.http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Dasbalanitis xerotica obliteranskraurosis vulvaelichen sclerosuslichen sclerosus et atrophicussquamous cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Pankaj Das Sandeep Arora Pragya Sharma Gautam Kumar Singh Prachi Verma A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus Journal of Marine Medical Society balanitis xerotica obliterans kraurosis vulvae lichen sclerosus lichen sclerosus et atrophicus squamous cell carcinoma |
| title | A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| title_full | A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| title_fullStr | A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| title_short | A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| title_sort | case of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in vulval lichen sclerosus |
| topic | balanitis xerotica obliterans kraurosis vulvae lichen sclerosus lichen sclerosus et atrophicus squamous cell carcinoma |
| url | http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Das |
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