Malignant transformation of oral lichen planus: case report and review of the literature.
Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous disorder well known to both dermatologists and dentists. Traditional belief holds that oral lichen planus predisposes to the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. We present a case that illustrates such a malignant transformation in a patient who smoked and had actinically damaged skin.
Section of Dermatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects