title: Carcinoma of the midline dorsum of the tongue.
abstract: We present a case of an 80 year old female who had previously been diagnosed with lichen planus of the tongue dorsum some 10 years previously. Due to a change in the appearance of the lesion a biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. We discuss this rare diagnosis in conjunction with the possibility of an association of squamous cell carcinoma and lichen planus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, United Kingdom. darrylcoombes@aol.com
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coombes
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cascarini
authors.forename: Peter Ward
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*