Genital verrucous carcinoma is associated with lichen sclerosus: A retrospective study and review of the literature

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 815-819

  Wang, S H ^a,b,c   Chi, C C ^a,d   Wong, Y W ^e   Salim, A ^f   Manek, S ^a   Wojnarowska, F ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f SOLIHULL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lichen sclerosus; Penis; Perianal; Verrucous carcinoma; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; MALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, VERRUCOUS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, MALE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953213478     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03531.x     Document Type: Article

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