In the absence of (early) invasive carcinoma, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia associated with lichen sclerosus is mainly of undifferentiated type: New insights in histology and aetiology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 504-509

  Van Seters, M ^a   Ten Kate, F J W ^b   Van Beurden, M ^c   Verheijen, R H M ^d   Meijer, C J L M ^d   Burger, M P M ^b   Helmerhorst, T J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVAR INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; VULVAR LICHEN SCLEROSUS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34249904396     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.031989     Document Type: Article

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