Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Lichen Planus: A Rare Case Report of a Pregnant Woman

David Moretti; Joël Cucherousset; Nadia Benlagha; Ihsène Taïhi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.70010

Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Lichen Planus: A Rare Case Report of a Pregnant Woman

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Dec 16;12(12):e70010. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70010. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Authors

David Moretti^{1

2}, Joël Cucherousset³, Nadia Benlagha⁴, Ihsène Taïhi^{1

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Médicine Université Paris Cité Montrouge France.
² Department of Oral Surgery, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Paris France.
³ Department of Pathology Le Raincy-Montfermeil Intercommunal Hospital Group Montfermeil France.
⁴ Department of Oral Surgery Sud Francilien Hospital Corbeil-Essonnes France.
⁵ Department of Oral Surgery, Rothschild Hospital Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Paris France.
⁶ Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging, and Biotherapies Laboratory (URP 2496 BRIO) Université Paris Cité Montrouge France.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of oral mucosa is increasingly affecting younger individuals, particularly in the tongue. SCC can develop from disorders like oral lichen planus (OLP). This case highlights the first known instance of OLP and SCC in a pregnant woman, suggesting hormonal changes and HPV as possible risk factors.

Keywords: oral lichen planus; precancerous condition; pregnant woman; squamous cells carcinoma; tongue neoplasms.