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Vulvar malignant pleomorphic adenoma in a patient with lichen sclerosus




AuthorsNiina Hieta, Samu Kurki, Marjut Rintala, Jenni Söderlund, Sakari Hietanen, Katri Orte

Publication year2019

JournalJournal of The American Academy of Dermatology

Volume5

Issue11

First page 994

Last page996

eISSN1097-6787

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.09.013

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/42553075


Abstract

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease presenting mainly on the anogenital area. The relationship between female genital LS and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has been established, with a lifetime risk of 4% to 5% for SCC development on female patients.1 Vulvar malignant pleomorphic adenoma, also termed carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, is a rare tumor, with only 2 cases reported previously.2,3 The benign counterpart, pleomorphic adenoma (PA), is a commonly diagnosed benign tumor in the salivary glands but may also occur at a variety of other sites. Only about 10 cases of vulvar PA have been reported in the literature.4 There are no previous reports of PA or malignant PA in a patient with LS. Here we report a third case of vulvar malignant PA, and the first, to our knowledge, in a patient with LS.


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