title: [Carcinoma of the lips developing in discoid lupus erythematosus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This clinical study was designed to learn the diagnosis and treatment of lip carcinoma developing in discoid lupus erythematosus.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eighty-one of squamous cell carcinoma of the lips treated in our department from 1980 to 1995 were retrospectively studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten cases of the 181 lip carcinoma (5.5%) had concomitant discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) of the vermilion border of the lower lip.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bleomycin or radiotherapy is the best treatment for the disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100081.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D001761:Bleomycin