Publication

Multicentric Bowen disease in linear porokeratosis

Journal Paper/Review - Aug 2, 2007

Units
PubMed
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Citation
Guenova E, Hoetzenecker W, Metzler G, Röcken M, Schaller M. Multicentric Bowen disease in linear porokeratosis. Eur J Dermatol 2007; 17:439-40.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Eur J Dermatol 2007; 17
Publication Date
Aug 2, 2007
Issn Print
1167-1122
Pages
439-40
Brief description/objective

Linear porokeratosis is a genodermatosis, caused by a clonal proliferation of keratinocytes along the lines of Blaschko. This type of porokeratosis is particularly susceptible to malignant degeneration e.g. to Bowen disease, a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ with the potential for significant lateral spread. Here we report a case of linear porokeratosis on the left leg of a 56-year-old man, complicated with two lesions of multicentric Bowen disease.