Elevated Amount of Human Papillomavirus 31 DNA in a Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developed from Bowenoid Papulosis

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman presented with asymptomatic, multiple black macules on the genitalia for 6 months. She presented multiple, round to irregularly shaped, black macules on her labia major and perineum. A keratotic reddish nodule was found on one of the macules. The results of laboratory investigations showed pancytopenia and a decreased CD4/CD8 ratio. A lymphocyte stimulation test showed a decreased response. The histological examination of a biopsy specimen led us to the diagnosis of bowenoid papulosis (BP) for the macules and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) for the nodule. The macules and nodule were removed successfully. An elevated amount of HPV DNA was demonstrated in SCC compared with that of BP. The HPV DNA in SCC and BP was shown to be HPV-31. These observations indicated that the elevated amount of HPV-31 DNA could have led to the emergence of SCC from BP under the condition of decreased cellular immunity.