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[Carcinoma of the lips developing in discoid lupus erythematosus]
Abstract
Objective:
This clinical study was designed to learn the diagnosis and treatment of lip carcinoma developing in discoid lupus erythematosus.
Methods:
One hundred and eighty-one of squamous cell carcinoma of the lips treated in our department from 1980 to 1995 were retrospectively studied.
Results:
Ten cases of the 181 lip carcinoma (5.5%) had concomitant discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) of the vermilion border of the lower lip.
Conclusion:
Bleomycin or radiotherapy is the best treatment for the disease.