Development of squamous cell carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-associated lichen planus.
The hepatitis C virus may occasionally be associated with oral lichen planus. The present report details the features of a patient with hepatitis C virus infection and oral lichen planus who developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.
Porter
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Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, U.K.
Lodi
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Chandler
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Kumar
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*