Spindle and pseudoglandular squamous cell carcinoma arising in lichen sclerosus of the vulva

S E Cockayne; M Shah; D N Slater; C I Harrington

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02189.x

Spindle and pseudoglandular squamous cell carcinoma arising in lichen sclerosus of the vulva

Br J Dermatol. 1998 Apr;138(4):695-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02189.x.

Authors

S E Cockayne¹, M Shah, D N Slater, C I Harrington

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.

PMID: 9640383
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02189.x

Abstract

An 83-year-old woman presented with a vulval mass. Radical vulvectomy was performed and histology showed a unique mixed picture of spindle, pseudoglandular and classical squamous cell carcinoma arising in vulval lichen sclerosus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Female
Humans
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / complications*
Vulvar Neoplasms / etiology
Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*