A patient with lichen sclerosus, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.

Simons, Michiel; Van De Nieuwenhof, Hedwig P; Van Der Avoort, Irene A M; Bulten, Johan; De Hullu, Joanne A · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a patient with vulvar lichen sclerosus, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and later vulvar cancer. In LCH, high amounts of non functional Langerhans cells are present in the affected tissue, making it possible that LCH may have contributed to vulvar cancer development in this patient.

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