title: Squamous cell carcinomas arising in discoid lupus erythematosus scars: unusual occurrence in an African-American and in a sun-protected area.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma is a known and rare complication of long-standing discoid lupus erythematosus. Most cases have been reported in sun-exposed skin of whites. We report 2 unusual cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising in discoid lupus erythematosus scars: one in a sun-protected area of a white patient and a second in an African-American patient.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia VA Medical Center; and Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. dr_shamael@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shamael
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsanafi
authors.forename: Victoria P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Werth
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology