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Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 3-4/2017

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Radiation-induced lichen sclerosus of the vulva

First report in the medical literature

verfasst von: Dr. Lisa R. Edwards, Dr. Emily D. Privette, Prof. Dr. James W. Patterson, MD, Prof. Georgi Tchernev, Dr. Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva, Prof. Dr. Uwe Wollina, Prof. Dr. Torello Lotti, MD, MD (Hon), Dr. Barbara B. Wilson

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 3-4/2017

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Summary

A 67-year-old woman presented with a firm plaque in the perineal region, 16 months after diagnosis of a high-grade basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina and treatment by external beam radiation therapy and vaginal cuff brachytherapy. The differential diagnosis included radiation-induced morphea, radiation dermatitis, or, possibly, radiation-induced lichen sclerosus. Biopsy findings, including special staining, confirmed the diagnosis of radiation-induced lichen sclerosus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of radiation-induced lichen sclerosus of the vulvar region.
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Metadaten
Titel
Radiation-induced lichen sclerosus of the vulva
First report in the medical literature
verfasst von
Dr. Lisa R. Edwards
Dr. Emily D. Privette
Prof. Dr. James W. Patterson, MD
Prof. Georgi Tchernev
Dr. Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva
Prof. Dr. Uwe Wollina
Prof. Dr. Torello Lotti, MD, MD (Hon)
Dr. Barbara B. Wilson
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2017
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 3-4/2017
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-016-0525-3

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