Malignant transformation of penile lichen sclerosus: Exactly how common is it?

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1308-1309

  Ranjan, Nitin ^a,b   Singh, Satyendra Kumar ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CARCINOMA; PHIMOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; PENILE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57149096944     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03866.x     Document Type: Note

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