Hepatocellular carcinoma and lichen planus: report of two cases.
A patient with lichen planus (LP) who developed a hepatocellular carcinoma as a consequence of a postviral chronic hepatitis is described. Its possible noncoincidental association with LP is discussed on the basis of a recent large case-control study in which the association of LP with chronic, possibly postviral, liver disorders has been confirmed. In the same study 1 case out of 577 LP patients was found to have hepatocellular carcinoma versus none of the 1,031 controls, a prevalence which is higher than expected in a western population.
Virgili
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Department of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
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Rebora
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D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged