Archives of Dermatology · 1979 · 40 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryMetastasisNeoplasiaSurgical OncologyMalignant NeoplasmsMalignant Oral TumorsMalignant TumorsOral Cancer MetastasisOral NeoplasiaSquamous Cell CarcinomaMetastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma
In two black patients, squamous cell carcinoma of the lip developed within lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). The association of DLE and squamous cell carcinoma is unusual in blacks, as is the anatomical site involved in these cases. Enhanced metastatic potential may be present when squamous cell carcinoma arises in DLE of the lips. (<i>Arch Dermatol</i>115:1214, 1979)