Genital squamous-cell carcinoma after PUVA therapy

Dermatology. 1992;185(4):316-8. doi: 10.1159/000247482.

Abstract

Among our patients treated with very high doses of PUVA (more than 1,500 J/cm2) for recalcitrant disseminated psoriasis, three developed squamous-cell carcinoma of the genitalia. The tumors were located on the scrotum in all patients; one of them displayed three times running a carcinoma of the dorsal aspect of the penis. All these genital tumors arose more than 2 years after PUVA cessation, in patients with previous arsenic and tar treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology*
  • Genital Neoplasms, Male / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
  • PUVA Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Psoriasis / drug therapy
  • Scrotum*