title: Development of squamous cell carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-associated lichen planus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, U.K.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lodi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: 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*