title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva found in a patient with AIDS.
abstract: A young woman with AIDS developed squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva. This malignancy rarely develops in young people and may indicate an underlying condition.
authors.affiliation: Dental Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Muhlenberg Hospital Center and St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. 18018.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tenzer
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sugarman
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D011477:Sex Work; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications