Squamous cell carcinoma in an African American with discoid lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-259

  Harper, James Garrett ^a   Pilcher, Mary Frances ^a   Szlam, Sarah ^a   Lind, David Scott ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Diagnosis; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77949416245     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181c98ba9     Document Type: Article

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