title: Squamous cell carcinoma arising in lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus in black persons.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma developing in lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus is rare. This article describes two patients, one with a carcinoma of the scalp and one with carcinoma of the upper lip. A review of the literature on squamous cell carcionoma in black persons as well as squamous cell carcinoma of the upper lip is presented.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013472:Sunlight; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents